PolitikHukum & traktatBudayaAntariksa
- 1910Kemerdekaan31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 22 August 1934 (Status of the Union Act); 31 May 1961 (republic declared); 27 April 1994 (majority rule)CIA World Factbook
- 1995Meratifikasi CEDAW (hak perempuan)UN Treaty Collection
- 1995Meratifikasi Konvensi Hak AnakUN Treaty Collection
- 1998Meratifikasi Konvensi GenosidaUN Treaty Collection
- 1998Meratifikasi ICCPR (hak sipil & politik)UN Treaty Collection
- 1999Situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO pertamaiSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
- 1999Objek antariksa pertama yang diluncurkanSunsat-OSCAR-35GCAT
- 2000Bergabung dengan ICC (Statuta Roma)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Meratifikasi Perjanjian Iklim ParisUN Treaty Collection
- 2022Peluncuran antariksa terakhirGCAT
- 2024Pemilu legislatif terakhir2024-05-29IPU Parline
- 2024Penetapan Warisan Dunia terakhirThe Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South AfricaUNESCO World Heritage