1893 in South Africa

Events

• The first Crocidolite (Blue Asbestos) mine is opened near Prieska
• May - Mahatma Gandhi arrives in Durban

Births

Deaths

• 30 April - Johannes Willem Viljoen, big-game hunter and politician dies on his farm near Zeerust at the age of 81
• 9 July - George Christopher Cato, the first mayor of Durban, dies at the age of 79