The following lists events that happened during 1829 in South Africa.

• 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.

See Years in South Africa for list of References