1730s in South Africa
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See also: 1720s in South Africa, other events of 1730s, 1740s in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
Events
1730
- The Dutch East India Company imports slaves from Mozambique and Zanzibar
- The first trekboers reach the George area, trek inland into Langkloof
- 8 March - Jan de la Fontaine becomes Governor of the Cape
- 8 April - The first Jewish congregation consecrates their synagogue
1732
- The Trek Boers, the first Dutch farmers, settled along the Olifants River
1734
- Jean de la Fontaine, Governor of the Cape, claims Mossel Bay for the Dutch East India Company and the Great Brak River is proclaimed the eastern boundary of Cape
1736
- 14 November Adriaan van Kervel is appointed Governor of the Cape
1737
- 21 May - Nine ships are wrecked in a gale in Table Bay with a loss of 208 lives
- 9 July - George Schmidt, the first Protestant missionary (Moravian Brethern) in southern Africa, arrives at the Cape
- 20 September - Daniel van den Henghel is appointed acting Governor of the Cape
- 18 December - The first Moravian mission station in South Africa is established in Genadendal near present-day Caledon by George Schmidt, "The Apostle of the Hottentots"
1739
- 1 March - Etienne Barbier's insurrection at Paarl
- 1 April Hendrik Swellengrebel becomes the first South African born Governor when he is appointed Governor of the Cape
Births
Deaths
- 1733 - Willem Adriaan van der Stel, Governor of the Cape, dies
- 1737 - Adriaan van Kervel, Governor of the Cape, dies
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