The following lists events that happened during 1828 in South Africa. Events Shaka leads the Zulu army south in a number of raids against the Pondos Dingaan overthrows his half brother, Shaka to become king of the Zulus The vagrancy and pass laws are abolished in the Cape Colony 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 South Africa Years in South Africa