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 Timeline of South African history for list of References