1895 in South Africa

See also: 1894 in South Africa, other events of 1895, 1896 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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• 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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