1900 in South Africa

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10 January - Frederick Roberts arrives at Cape Town to replace Redvers Henry Buller as commander-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa. He is accompanied by Horatio Kitchener as his chief-of-staff
- Wessel Montshiwa, the Barolong chief advises his people not to assist the British during the siege of Mafeking
19–24 January - Battle of Spionkop Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha defeat the British forces under the command of Redvers Buller
24 January - The Boer government of the Travsvaal hold peace talks with the British

5 February - Battle of Val Krantz - British forces under the command of Redvers Henry Buller attack Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha and loses
14 February - British reinforcements arrived
15 February - Siege of Kimberley, South Africa is lifted by a cavalry division under General John French
18–27 February - Battle of Paardeberg British forces under command of Frederick Roberts defeat the Boers
27 February - General Piet Cronje is captured
28 February - Siege of Ladysmith ends with the successful Relief of Ladysmith

13 March - British forces under command of Frederick Roberts take Bloemfontein
- A Joint Diplomatic Delegation consisting of Abraham Fischer and C.H. Wessels for the Orange Free State, and A.D.W. Wolmarans for the South African Republic, with J.M. de Bruin as secretary, embarks at Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) for Europe and the United States, seeking international intervention in the South African War and aid for the beleaguered Boer republics.

3 May - Battle of Brandfort between the British forces under command of Frederick Roberts and the Boers under command of General De la Rey
18 May - The Siege of Mafeking is lifted
28 May - The Orange Free State is annexed to the Cape Colony

2 July - British forces occupy Utrecht after defeating the defending citizens the previous day. The next day, the British abandons Utrecht on receiving reports of General Grobler's approach
3 July - British forces under Col. Baden-Powell evacuate Rustenburg

21–27 August - Battle of Bergendal takes place on the farm Bergendal near Belfast between the Boers and British forces
28 August - British troops marched into Machadodorp

26 March - Jackie Tindall, a Springbok rugby union player, is born in Stellenbosch
14 May - Johannes du Plessis Scholtz, linguist, author and historian, is born in the Hottentots-Holland district of the Cape Colony