1895 in South Africa - Events

Events

  • St. Lucia Game Reserve, 30 km north of the town St. Lucia is proclaimed.
  • The Hluhluwe Game Reserve is proclaimed
  • The Umfolozi Game Reserve is proclaimed
  • 13 April - The first electrical street lights in Cape Town are switched on
  • 11 June - Britain annexes Tongaland, (between Zululand and Mozambique)
  • 29 December - Jameson Raid is launched when Leander Starr Jameson and his forces cross into Transvaal from Bechuanaland

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