1883 in South Africa
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Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Hercules Robinson.
- Governor of the Colony of Natal: Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.
- State President of the South African Republic: Triumviate of Paul Kruger, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius and Piet Joubert (until 9 May), Paul Kruger (starting 9 May).
- Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: Thomas Charles Scanlen.
Events
- April
- 16 â Paul Kruger is re-elected president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek.
- May
- 9 â Paul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek.
- July
- August
- 6 â The United States of Stellaland is established when the Republics of Stellaland and Goshen unite.
- 12 â The last Quagga in the world dies in captivity at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam, making the species extinct.
Births
- February â Z. D. Mangoaela, Basotho folklorist and writer (d. 1963)
- 6 August â Constance Georgina Adams, botanist (d. 1968)[1]
Deaths
- 9 August â Robert Moffat, Scottish Congregationalist missionary. Died in Leigh near Tunbridge Wells, England.
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 5 May â Cape Western â Muizenberg to Kalkbaai, 1 mile 45 chains (2.5 kilometres).[2]
- 14 May â Cape Western â Beaufort West to Victoria West Road, 80 miles 41 chains (129.6 kilometres).[2]
- 15 October â Cape Eastern â Queenstown to Sterkstroom, 35 miles 28 chains (56.9 kilometres).[2]
- 16 October â Cape Midland â Cradock to Colesberg, 126 miles 19 chains (203.2 kilometres).[2]
Locomotives
- Eighteen 3rd Class 4-4-0 tender passenger locomotives are delivered to the Cape Government Railways from Neilson and Company and placed in passenger service out of Cape Town, East London and Port Elizabeth respectively.[3][4]