1844 in South Africa

← 1843 1842 1841 1844 in South Africa → 1845 1846 1847
Decades:	1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1844 in South Africa.

Events

• April - Voortrekkers from Natal cross back over the Drakensberg Mountains and settle at Potchefstroom
• Land ownership in the Cape Colony is changed from leasehold to free hold
• The settlement of Victoria West is established
• The Voortrekker leader Hendrik Potgieter settle at Delagoa Bay, Mozambique

Births

• 5 October - Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer, politician, and statesman, president of the Orange Free State born in Swellendam, Cape Colony.

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References

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