The following lists events that happened during the 1660s in South Africa.
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 - Zacharias Wagenaer succeeds Van Riebeeck as Commander of the Cape
1663 4 March - the Prince Edward Islands were discovered by Barent Barentszoon Lam of the Dutch East India Company ship Maerseveen, and named them Maerseveen (Marion) and Dina (Prince Edward).Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia 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 of Good Hope
1665 18 August - The first Dutch Reformed Church congregation is founded at the Cape and J. van Arkel is appointed the first minister
1666
Settlements in Saldanha Bay and Vishoek are established The first Calvinist church built in the Cape Construction begins on a stone fort at the Cape (later known as the Castle of Good Hope), with work done by 300 sailors, soldiers, Khoikhoi, women, and slaves; this replaces the previous wooden fort built by Jan van Riebeeck and his men 24 October - Cornelis van Quaelberg assumes duty as the Commander of the Cape Colony, after Zacharias Wagenaer resigns from his post. Angela van Bengale, an early Cape slave, is freed with her three children.
1667 The first Malays arrive as slaves
1668 Hieronimus Cruse is ordered to explore the southeast coast to Mossel Bay, and to return overland. 16 June - Cornelis van Quaelberg is succeeded by Jacob Borghorst as Commander, after his dismissal. The crew on the Voerman tasked with exploring the Natal coast. Angela van Bengale, one of the first freed Cape slaves, is baptized as she fully joins Cape burgher society. Adam Tas is born, a future community leader of the Cape Colony.
Deaths 1662 - Doman and Autsumao, leaders of the Khoikhoi and interpreters dies 1668 - Zacharias Wagenaer, Commander of the Cape, dies
References
Bibliography See Years in South Africa for list of further sources