1660s in South Africa
See also: 1650s in South Africa, other events of the 1660s, 1670s in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
Events
1660
- The Dutch East India Company imports the first horses into the Cape from Batavia
- Jan Danaert leads a horseback expedition from the Cape settlement to the east and reaches what he names the Olifants River
- Pieter Everaert leads an unsuccessful horseback expedition from the Cape settlement to the north in an attempt to locate the land of the Namaqua
1661
- Pieter Cruythoff is sent out from the Cape settlement to investigate the suitability of the interior for agriculture
1662
- 7 May - Jan van Riebeeck leaves the Cape on promotion to a position on the Council of Justice in Batavia
- 9 May - Zaccharias Wagenaer succeeds Van Riebeeck as Commander of the Cape
1663
- Settler outposts are established in the Hottentots Holland and Saldanha Bay areas
1664
- 26 August - Isbrand Goske arrives at the Cape as Commissioner, and was instructed to select a site for the Castle
1665
- The first Dutch Reformed Church congregation is founded at the Cape and J. van Arkel is appointed the first minister
1666
- Work commenced on a fortress, known as the Castle of Good Hope, which replaced the previous wooden fort built by Jan van Riebeeck and his men
- Settlements in Saldanha Bay and Vishoek (Fish Hoek) are established
- The first Calvinist church built in the Cape
- October - Cornelis van Qualbergen is appointed Commander of the Cape
1667
- The first Malays arrive as slaves
1668
- Hieronimus Cruse explores the southeast coast as far as Mossel Bay
- June - Jakob Borghorst is appointed Commander of the Cape