__NOTOC__ The following lists events that happened during 1820 in South Africa.
Events
James Read produces the first SeTswana book. Adam Kok II and followers leave Griquatown for Riet River, leaving Griqua without a leader. Andries Waterboer is elected the Griqua captain at Griquatown. 5,000 British settlers arrive in Algoa Bay, are allocated land in Zuurveld, and then expected to act as a civilian defense force. Port Elizabeth is named by Sir Rufane Donkin. The settlement of Worcester is established. AmaMfengu refugees flee to the Eastern Cape. King Moshoeshoe moves the Basotho capital to Butha Buthe Mountain to escape conflict. 17 March - The first British settlers arrive in Table Bay, Cape Town on the "Nautilus" and the "Chapman".
Births Sandile kaNgqika, a Xhosa nation (Rarabe) chief born in the Ciskei region
References
See Years in South Africa for list of references