1857 in South Africa
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See also: 1856 in South Africa, other events of 1857, 1858 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] Events
- Robert Moffat completes Old Testament Bible translation into Setswana
- Approximately 157 Irish women arrive on the ship "Lady Kennaway", settle in British Kaffraria.
- The first Legislative Council is selected in the Natal Colony
- The Union Steamship Company wins the first mail contract for regular mail service between Britain and South Africa
- 6 January - MW Pretorius becomes the first President of the South African Republic (Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek)
