See also: 1905 in South Africa, other events of 1906, 1906 in South African sport, 1907 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

• 2 May - Lord Alfred Milner, British colonial secretary and the High Commissioner for Southern Africa, returns to Britain
• 6 May - British troops kill over 60 Zulus during a punitive expedition near Durban

Births

• 5 March - Siegfried Mynhardt, actor, is born in Johannesburg
• 11 June - Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw, poet, dramatist and essayist, is born in Sutherland, Cape Colony
• 30 October - Archibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, a Xhosa writer and linguist, is born in the Tsolo district of the Cape Colony
• 13 December - Laurens van der Post, author, farmer, war hero, political adviser, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist, is born in Philippolis

Deaths