1841 in South Africa

none April 2022 August 2026 1841 __NOTOC__ The following lists events that happened during 1841 in South Africa. Events February 2025 Source:General South African History Timeline: 1800s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1800s 2025-02-19 www.sahistory.org.za Missionary David Livingstone arrives in the Cape Colony and proceeds to Kuruman before journeying through Central Africa. Voortrekkers set up a council in Potchefstroom Cape Masters and Servants Ordinance is passed, replacing Ordinance 50. It removes racial distinction among servants. White, coloured, and ex-slaves face equal legal penalties if they commit contract breaches. Refugees return to Natal, increasing the African population. The Boers see this as a security threat so the Volksraad orders "surplus" Africans, those not working for whites, to relocate between the Mtamvuba and Mzimvubu Rivers. Deaths 1 May - Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting Governor of the Cape Colony who supervised the arrival and settling of the British settlers and who founded Port Elizabeth, dies in Southampton, England References See Years in South Africa for list of References 1841 in collapsed South Africa Category:Years in South Africa