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| 1909 |
| | | National delegates from the four provincial parliaments draw up a draft constitution for a South African union | |
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| 1909 |
| | | Mineral discoveries on the border of Northern Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo give the first hint of the riches of the Copper Belt | |
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| 1910 |
| | | The Union of South Africa becomes an independent dominion within the British empire | |
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| 1910 |
| | | Louis Botha is prime minister of the newly formed Union of South Africa, with Jan Smuts as his minister of interior and defence | |
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| 1912 |
| | | The South African National Native Congress (subsequently the ANC, African National Congress) is set up in Cape Province | |
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| 1913 |
| | | Dinizulu's son Solomon follows his father as king or chief of the Zulu people, and direct descendants of Shaka's brother Mwande continue to inherit until today | |
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| 1914 |
| | | J.B.M. Hertzog founds the National Party in South Africa to represent Afrikaner interests | |
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| 1915 |
| | | The nearest star to earth, the red dwarf Proxima Centauri 4.22 light years away, is discovered by Robert Innes, Scottish director of the Johannesburg Observatory | |
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| 1919 |
| | | More than 300 die when British troops fire on a peaceful demonstration in Amritsar | |
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| 1919 |
| | | On the death of Louis Botha, Jan Smuts succeeds him as prime minister of South Africa | |
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