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The following lists events that happened during 1867 in South Africa.

Incumbents

  • Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse.
  • Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal:
  • Sir John Bisset (acting until 23 May).
  • Robert William Keate (from 24 May).
  • State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.
  • State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.

Events

;May

  • 24 &ndash; Robert William Keate is appointed as Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.

;Date unknown

  • The South African diamond fields are discovered.

Births

  • 26 March &ndash; Sir Arnold Theiler, founder of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute. (d. 1936)
  • 2 October &ndash; James Stevenson-Hamilton, first warden of the Kruger National Park. (d. 1957)
  • Date unknown &ndash; Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist. (d. 1946)

Deaths

Railways

Railway lines opened

  • 4 April &ndash; Natal &ndash; Durban to Umgeni, .

References