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The following lists events that happened during 1914 in South Africa.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: King George V.
  • Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:
  • The Viscount Gladstone (until 27 July).
  • Baron De Villiers (acting, 27 July to 2 September).
  • Sir James Rose Innes (acting, 2 to 8 September).
  • The Viscount Buxton (from 8 September).
  • 9 December &ndash; Shmuel Katz, Israeli writer, historian and journalist. (d. 2008)

Deaths

  • 15 September &ndash; Koos de la Rey, Boer War general, is shot dead at a police roadblock. (b. 1847)

Railways

thumb|[[South African Class 15 4-8-2|Class 15]]

thumb|[[South African Class 15A 4-8-2|Class 15A]]

thumb|[[South African Class 16 4-6-2|Class 16]]

thumb|[[South African Class MC1 2-6-6-0|Class MC1]]

thumb|[[South African Class MJ 2-6-6-0|Class MJ]]

Railway lines opened

  • 1 January &ndash; Cape &ndash; Kleipan to Birdfield, .
  • 5 January &ndash; Natal &ndash; Winterton to Bergville, .
  • Ten Class 15 Mountain type locomotives.
  • Twelve Class 16 4-6-2 Pacific type passenger steam locomotives.