1820 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1820 in South Africa.

Events

 * The Zulu king Shaka started extending his kingdom, destroying other tribes along the way.
 * James Read produced first SeTswana book
 * Andries Waterboer was elected the Griqua captain at Griquatown
 * 17 March - The first British settlers arrived in Table Bay, Cape Town on the "Nautilus " and the "Chapman"
 * 1 May - The "Albury" reaches Cape Town bringing settlers to Albany, South Africa. They arrive in Algoa Bay on 15 May.
 * 2 May - "La Belle Alliance" reached Cape Town. She is brought British settlers to Algoa Bay.
 * 4000 British settlers started arriving in Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), they settled in Grahamstown and along the frontier
 * Port Elizabeth named by Sir Rufane Donkin
 * The settlement of Worcester established

Births

 * Sandile kaNgqika, a Xhosa nation (Rarabe) chief born in the Ciskei region