1860 in South Africa
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Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir George Grey.[1][2]
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: John Scott.
- State President of the Orange Free State:
- Esaias Reynier Snijman (acting until 7 February).[3]
- Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (from 8 February).[3]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic:
- Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (until 14 September).[4]
- Johannes Hermanus Grobler (acting from 15 September until 5 December).[4]
- Stephanus Schoeman (acting from 6 December).[4]
Events
- February
- May
- 1 â The seat of the South African Republic (ZAR) government is officially transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretoria.
- 4 â The Orange Free State signs a peace treaty with Moshoeshoe I at Wittebergen, near Winburg, ending the first Basuto War.
- June
- 26 â The Natal Railway Company officially opens the first revenue-earning railway line in South Africa, a 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) line from Market Square in Durban to the newly built Point station at Durban Harbour.[5]
- September
- 15 â Johannes Hermanus Grobler becomes acting President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic.[4]
- 17 â The Alfred Dock in Table Bay, Cape Town is officially opened by sixteen-year-old Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria.
- December
- 6 â Stephanus Schoeman unconstitutionally ousts J.H. Grobler as acting President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic.[4]
- Unknown date
- The first indenture of Indian workers arrive in Natal to work in the sugar industry.
- The first telegraph service in South Africa starts operating between Cape Town and Simonstown.
- The penny post is started in Cape Town.
Births
Railways
Railway lines opened
Locomotives
- 20 March â The Cape Town Railway and Dock Company takes delivery of eight broad gauge 0-4-2 tender locomotives for service on the Cape Town-Wellington line, which is still under construction.[5]
- 13 May â The Natal Railway Company's first locomotive, the broad gauge engine "Natal", is landed at Durban.[5]