See also: 1866 in South Africa, other events of 1867, 1868 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

• A 21 carat diamond is found near Hopetown

Births

• 26 March - Sir Arnold Theiler , father of the research institute at Onderstepoort, Pretoria, is born in Frick, Switzerland
• 2 October - James Stevenson-Hamilton, the first warden of the Kruger National Park, is born in Scotland

Deaths