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The following lists events that happened during 1828 in South Africa .

Contents

• Events[1]
• Births
• Deaths
• References

Events ^[1]

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• Colonial forces, AmaXhosa, AmaThembu, and white soldiers defeat the AmaNgwane chief Matiwane, at the Battle of Mbholompo. He flees to Zululand, where Dingane executes him.
• Dingane assassinates Shaka and succeeds him as AmaZulu leader.
• Cape Colony's Ordinance 50 ensures legal equality, limits employer power, exempts Coloureds from carrying passes, and revises apprenticeship laws.
• Cape Colony magistrates lose the power to administer corporal punishment, and freedom of the press is recognized.
• Griqua leader Cornelius Kok II dies, and Adam Kok II regains leadership.

Births

• 9 May – Andrew Murray, author, educationist and pastor, is born in Cape Town

Deaths

• 22 September – Shaka is murdered by his half brother, Dingaan who then becomes king of the Zulus

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References

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