1867 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1867 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:
 * Sir John Bisset (acting until 23 May).
 * Robert William Keate (from 24 May).
 * State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.
 * State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.

Events

 * May
 * 24 – Robert William Keate is appointed as Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.


 * Date unknown
 * The South African diamond fields are discovered.

Births

 * 26 March – Sir Arnold Theiler, founder of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute. (d. 1936)
 * 2 October – James Stevenson-Hamilton, first warden of the Kruger National Park. (d. 1957)
 * Date unknown – Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist. (d. 1946)

Railway lines opened

 * 4 April – Natal – Durban to Umgeni, 3 mi.