1869 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1869 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

 * September
 * 4 – The first rails of the Namaqualand Railway is laid.

Births

 * 2 October – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist and politician. (d. 1948)

New lines

 * Construction begins on the Port Nolloth-O'okiep line.