| Lady Frere | |
| Other Name: | Cacadu |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -31.703°N 27.234°W |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chris Hani |
| Subdivision Name3: | Emalahleni |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.1 |
| Population Total: | 4024 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.3% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.6% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 91.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.4% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 5410 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 5410 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 047 |
Lady Frere (officially Cacadu) is a small town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was renamed to Cacadu in 2017 after changes to the country's colonial names.[2] Cacadu, meaning "bulrush water", is the Xhosa name for the White Kei River, which rises in the district. It is one of the largest rural parts in the former Transkei.https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/cacadu-district-municipality
The town was established 1879,[3] and became a municipality in 1900. The town was named after the wife of Sir Henry Bartle Frere, governor of the Cape Colony from 1877 to 1880.[4]