1846 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1846 in South Africa.

Events

 * Xhosas clash with the white settlers on the Cape Colony's eastern frontier starting the 7th Cape Frontier War, this war was also known as the War of the Axe
 * The Voortrekkers establish Bloemfontein
 * Approximately 103 settlers start arriving in Port Elizabeth from war-torn Buenos Aires, Argentina

Births

 * 26 March - Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, an Orange Free State commander and founder of the town Marquard, is born
 * 28 June – Willem Eduard Bok, politician, (d. 1904)