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The following lists events that happened during 1868 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: Robert William Keate.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.
- State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.
Events
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- 12 – Basutoland is proclaimed a British Protectorate.
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- The Koranna War breaks out along the Orange River.
