__NOTOC__ The following lists events that happened during 1824 in South Africa.
Events
Source: AmaTlokwa besiege Basotho; they flee Butha Buthe and found Thaba Bosiu. Shaka grants land to British traders Farewell & Fynn, who exploit it for illicit trade. Traders falsely portray Shaka as a "barbaric despot" to push for British annexation. Cape traders settle at Port Natal. The Dutch Reformed Church holds its first synod. South Africa's first lighthouse is built at Green Point, Cape Town.
References
See Years in South Africa for list of References