1860 in South Africa

	1860 in South Africa
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Years in South Africa

Events

May

• 1 May — The seat of the South African Republic government is officially transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretoria
• 4 May — The Orange Free State signs a peace treaty with Moshoeshoe I at Wittebergen, near Winburg, ending the first Basuto War

June

• 26 June — The Natal Railway Company opens the first railway line in South Africa, the 3,2 km railway line ran from the township of Durban down to Cato Creek and then along the side of the harbour to the Point, Durban

September

• 17 September — The Alfred Dock in Table Bay, Cape Town is officially opened by sixteen year old Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria

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 in Cape Town is started
• Boer republics north of Vaal River unite as South African Republic

Births

• 29 April — John Robinson Royston, soldier and farmer, was born in Durban

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References