1700s in South Africa

Events

1700

• An ordinance is proclaimed by the Cape Colony's administration, restricting the importation of Asian slaves

1702

• 3 April - The Merenstejin, a Dutch merchant ship, sinks off Jutten Island on the west coast of the Cape Colony

1706

• 28 February - Adam Tas, a community leader in the Cape Colony, is jailed for drafting a petition accusing local VOC officials of corruption and money laundering

1707

• 17 January - Rev. E F Le Bourg, a parson of whom Batavia was glad to be rid, arrives in Cape Town. He enters politics and stirs up trouble

1708

• 17 January - The Cape Council of Policy resolves to deport Rev. E F Le Bourg
• 1 February - Lodewijk van Assenburgh is appointed Governor of the Cape

Births

• 1700 - Hendrik Swellengrebel, Governor of the Cape

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References