1828 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1828 in South Africa.

Events

 * Shaka leads the Zulu army south in a number of raids against the Pondos
 * Dingaan overthrows his half brother, Shaka to become king of the Zulus
 * The vagrancy and pass laws are abolished in the Cape Colony

Births

 * 9 May – Andrew Murray, author, educationist and pastor, is born in Cape Town

Deaths

 * 22 September – Shaka is murdered by his half brother, Dingaan who then becomes king of the Zulus