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The following lists events that happened during 1869 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

;September

  • 4 &ndash; The first rails of the Namaqualand Railway is laid.

Births

  • 2 October &ndash; Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist and politician. (d. 1948)

Deaths

Railways

New lines

  • Construction begins on the Port Nolloth-O'okiep line.