Events

• 25 June - Paul Kruger
  Paul Kruger
  Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger , better known as Paul Kruger and affectionately known as Uncle Paul was State President of the South African Republic...
  
  , President of the Transvaal Republic, meets Sir Henry Loch, the British High Commissioner
  High Commissioner
  High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
  
  , in Pretoria
  Pretoria
  Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
  
   to discuss the grievances of the Uitlanders
• 22 August - The Natal Indian Congress
  Natal Indian Congress
  The Natal Indian Congress was an organization that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa. The Natal Indian Congress was started by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, later known as the Mahatma...
  
   is founded by Mahatma Gandhi
• September - Mahatma Gandhi becomes the first Indian
  Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
  A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
  
   to be enrolled as an Advocate
  Advocate
  An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
  
   of the Supreme Court of Natal
• 2 November - The railway line between Lourenço Marques
  Maputo
  Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
  
   and Johannesburg
  Johannesburg
  Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
  
   is opened
• The Glen Grey Act is passed in the Cape Colony
  Cape Colony
  The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
  
   to control African labour and land

Births

• 12 March - Willem Lambertus van Warmelo, compiler of Afrikaanse Liedjies, is born in the Netherlands
• 23 August - A.A. Pienaar (Andries Albertus Pienaar, pen name Sangiro), in Broederstroom near Pretoria.