1824 in South Africa

← 1823 1822 1821 1824 in South Africa → 1825 1826 1827
Decades:	1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1824 in South Africa.

Events

• AmaTlokwa besiege Basotho; they flee Butha Buthe and found Thaba Bosiu.
• Shaka grants land to British traders Farewell & Fynn, who exploit it for illicit trade.
• Traders falsely portray Shaka as a "barbaric despot" to push for British annexation.
• Cape traders settle at Port Natal.
• The Dutch Reformed Church holds its first synod.
• South Africa's first lighthouse is built at Green Point, Cape Town.

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References