1809 in South Africa
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Events
- The governor of the Cape, the Earl of Caledon, declares that the Khoikhoi had to have a fixed residence and could not migrate between regions without written authority (Hottentot Proclamation).
- Gola's Xhosa community settles at Pramberg.
- A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier area.
- More Xhosa clans push westward into the neutral zone between the Sundays and the Great Fish Rivers. The British send in seasoned troops.[1][2]
- Dingiswayo (formerly Gogongwana) takes chieftainship from his brother, proclaims himself Chief of the AmaMthethwa, and rules autocratically.[3]
Deaths
- Jobe of the AmaMthethwa.[3]
