1894 in South Africa
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See also: 1893 in South Africa, other events of 1894, 1895 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] Events
- 25 June - Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, meets Sir Henry Loch, the British High Commissioner, in Pretoria to discuss the grievances of the Uitlanders
- 2 November - The railway line between Lourenco Marques and Johannesburg is opened
- The Glen Grey Act is passed in the Cape Colony to control African labour and land
[edit] Births
- 12 March - Willem Lambertus van Warmelo, compiler of Afrikaanse Liedjies, is born in the Netherlands
- 23 August - A.A. Pienaar (Andries Albertus Pienaar, pen name Sangiro), in Broederstroom near Pretoria.
