The following lists events that happened during the 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