See also: 1814 in South Africa, other events of 1815, 1816 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

• Shaka becomes king of the Zulus
• Slagter's Nek Rebellion
• 30 April - The "Arniston", a British troop transport ship, is wrecked near Cape Agulhas while returning from the British campaigns in Kandia and Ghurka in India

Births

• 12 March - Cornelis Moll, founder of the first Natal newspaper De Natalier, is born as the 24th child in Cape Town

Deaths