1868 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1868 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: Robert William Keate.
 * State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.
 * State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.

Events

 * March
 * 12 – Basutoland is proclaimed a British Protectorate.


 * Unknown date
 * The Koranna War breaks out along the Orange River.