1859 in South Africa
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Events
- September
- 8 – The first railway locomotive in South Africa is brought ashore in Cape Town.[1]:11–15, 18, 23
Births
- 11 January – John Tengo Jabavu, political activist and newspaper editor.
- 1 May – Willem Johannes Leyds, attorney-general of the South African Republic, is born in Java.
Deaths
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Railways
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Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-0T
Railway lines
- Construction begins on the Cape Town-Wellington line.[2]
Locomotives
- 8 September – A small 0-4-0 tank steam locomotive is landed in Cape Town, to be used during construction of the first railway in South Africa.[1]:11–15, 18, 23
