1818 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1818 in South Africa.

Events

 * Xhosas clash with the white settlers on the eastern frontier starting the 5th Cape Frontier War that only ends the following year
 * Settlers move beyond the Orange River
 * Beaufort West is founded
 * 27 August – Cradock is founded

Births

 * 16 May – Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg, the second president of the South African Republic, is born on the farm near Beaufort West in the Cape Colony