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1841 in South Africa
The following
lists
events
that happened during
1841
in
South Africa
.
Events
Missionary
David Livingstone
arrives in the
Cape Colony
and
proceeds
to
Kuruman
before
journeying
through
Central Africa
.
Voortrekkers
set up a
council
in
Potchefstroom
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