1847 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1847 in South Africa.

Events

 * The Cape Colony's boundary is extended to Orange River and the districts of Victoria East and British Kaffraria are annexed
 * The Montagu Pass is opened
 * Sugar cane plantations are started in Natal
 * The settlement of East London is established
 * Robert Gray is ordained as the first Bishop of Cape Town in Westminster Abbey, London

Births

 * 9 July - Henrietta Stockdale, pioneer of nursing in the Cape Colony, is born in Nottinghamshire, England
 * 22 October - Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, Boer general, is born near Winburg, Free State