1860 in South Africa

See also: 1859 in South Africa, other events of 1860, 1861 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

• The first indenture of Indian workers arrive in Natal to work in the sugar industry
• Construction is started of the first of the Table Bay docks, Alfred Dock, in Cape Town
• 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
• 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

Births

Deaths

See also: 1860 in South Africa, 1859 in South Africa, 1860, 1861 in South Africa, 1 May, 4 May, Boer, Cape Town, India, KwaZulu-Natal Province