1844 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.