Cape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… arrival, the first horses are imported from Java. 1653 2 March, The first slave, Abraham, a stowaway from Batavia, … allowed to settle near the Fort with his followers. 1659 2 February, The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Van … immediate protests by University staff and students. 1968 3 April, Prime Minister B.J. Vorster announces that the 5 …