1684 in South Africa

none The following lists events that happened during 1684 in South Africa. 1684 Incumbents Governor of the Cape Colony - Simon van der Stel Events The VOC imposes price controls on hides, skins, ivory, and ostrich eggs. This change causes indigenous groups to increase illicit trade.General South African History Timeline: 1600s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600s 2025-02-25 www.sahistory.org.za The Castle of Good Hope's bell tower finishes construction.Castle Of Good Hope - Home https://castleofgoodhope.co.za/ 2025-02-25 castleofgoodhope.co.za Changamire Dombo I expands the Rozwi empire into parts of North-East South Africa and modern-day Limpopo.The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Rozwi". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/place/Rozwi-historical-state-Africa.Africa Timeline South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/africa-timeline 2025-02-25 www.sahistory.org.za The Francis, and English ship, sails to Durban to trade ivory.2015-06-21 History of Durban, South Africa http://www.footprinttravelguides.com/africa-middle-east/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/durban/history-of-durban 2025-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621042255/http://www.footprinttravelguides.com/africa-middle-east/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/durban/history-of-durban 21 June 2015 Hans Jurgen Grimp and Hendrik Elberts retire from the heemraden, and are replaced by Jan Mostert and Harmen Smit.THEAL, LL.D. GEOEGE M'CALL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA THE DCTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY [1653 TO 1795] https://earthwormexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/history-of-south-africa-under-the-administration-of-the-dutch-east-india-company-1652-to-1795.docx The VOC stoppes interior cattle trading, handing it to Captain Klaas who begins to acquire large herds. New outposts are established at Kuilen, Diep River, Visser's Hok, and Rietvlei. The first grain export leaves South Africa, and tithes are suspended for two years to boost production. Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede is appointed high commissioner to reform administration in Hindostan and Ceylon. Hottentots feast on dead whales that wash ashore in South Africa. Several voyages come to Port Natal in search of slaves.Grout Lewis 1864 Early Accounts of Natal, History of the Rulers, and the Reign of Chaka https://www.tota.world/article/1185/ TOTA References Category:1684 by country