1867 in South Africa

• Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse.
• Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal:
  • Sir John Bisset (acting until 23 May).
  • Robert William Keate (from 24 May).
• State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.^[1]
• State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.^[2]

May

• 24 – Robert William Keate is appointed as Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.

Date unknown

• The South African diamond fields are discovered.

• 26 March – Sir Arnold Theiler, founder of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute. (d. 1936)
• 2 October – James Stevenson-Hamilton, first warden of the Kruger National Park. (d. 1957)
• Date unknown – Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist. (d. 1946)

Railway lines opened

• 4 April – Natal – Durban to Umgeni, 3 miles (4.8 kilometres).^[3]