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). 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 2 January - 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 24 October - Cornelis van Quaelberg 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 16 June - Jacob Borghorst is appointed Commander of the Cape Births Deaths 1662 - Doman and Autsumao, leaders of the Khoikhoi and interpreters dies 1668 - Zacharias Wagenaer, Commander of the Cape, dies References See Years in South Africa for list of References History of South Africa