1877 in South Africa
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Events
- Xhosas clash with the white settlers starting the 9th Cape Frontier War which ends the following year
- Native Locations or reservations for Tswana people are established in Griqualand WestGriqualand WestGriqualand West is an area of central South Africa with an area of 40,000 km² that now forms part of the Northern Cape Province. It was inhabited by the Griqua people - a semi-nomadic, Afrikaans-speaking nation of mixed-race origin, who established several states outside the expanding frontier...
- The railway systems in the Natal Colony is taken over by the local government
- 12 April - Theophilus ShepstoneTheophilus Shepstonethumb|Theophilus ShepstoneSir Theophilus Shepstone was a British South African statesman who was responsible for the annexation of the Transvaal to Britain in 1877.-Early life:...
annexes the Transvaal Republic for the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - 10 May - Paul KrugerPaul KrugerStephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger , better known as Paul Kruger and affectionately known as Uncle Paul was State President of the South African Republic...
leads a deputation to the UK to demand the freedom of the South African Republic