1829 in South Africa
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Events
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- Fertile land in the Kat River basin granted to 250 Khoikhoi and coloured families, marking the start of the Kat River Settlement as a buffer zone between AmaXhosa and the colonial government.
- Kat River Settlement becomes a self-sufficient farming community,supported by missionaries.
- South African College founded in Cape Town, South Africa; later to separate into the South African College Schools and the University of Cape Town.
- Rharhabe and Gcaleka polities reconcile to unite against colonial aggression.
