The following lists events that happened during 1879 in South Africa.
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- January
- March
- 7 – The first British troops arrive in Durban from all over the Empire.
- 12 – A force of 2,000 Zulus attacks a British camp at Ntombi River. Of the 60 men in the camp, only 15 escape.
- July
- 4 – The Zulus are defeated at Ulundi and the war ends.
- August
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Locomotives
- Cape
- Natal
- The Natal Government Railways places seven 2-6-0T locomotives in service, later to be modified to a 4-6-0T wheel arrangement and designated Class G.[6]
- The Natal Harbours Department in Durban places a single 0-6-0 saddle-tank locomotive in service, named John Milne.[5]: 126–127
Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 181, ref. no. 200954-13
Report for year ending 31 December 1909, Cape Government Railways, Section VIII - Dates of Opening and the Length of the different Sections in the Cape Colony, from the Year 1873 to 31st December, 1909.
C.G.R. Numbering Revised, Article by Dave Littley, SA Rail May–June 1993, pp. 94–95.