1690s in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during the 1690s in South Africa.

1690

 * Settlers started moving beyond the Cape Colony driving off the Khoikhoi from the land
 * Slaves in Stellenbosch attempt unsuccessfully to revolt
 * 16 January - Wreck of the Galiot Noord, 24 km west of Cape St. Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and Natal

1691

 * 1 June - Simon van der Stel is elevated to the rank of Governor of the Cape Colony
 * Dutch Reformed Churches are founded in Drakenstein and Paarl

1693

 * The road to Hout Bay via Constantia Nek in the Cape Colony is completed

1695

 * 2 November - A total of 3,000 oak trees are planted in Wynberg following an order by Simon van der Stel

1696

 * 30 March - Simon van der Stel appointed a new chief of the Khoikhoi, naming him Hasdrubal and giving him a brass headed stick bearing the arms of the Dutch East India Company

1698

 * 27 May - Many are killed following the grounding of the ship Gravenstein at Roodestrand near Camps Bay

1699

 * 11 February- Willem Adriaan van der Stel, son of Simon van del Stel, is appointed Governor of the Cape Colony
 * The Dutch East India Company galleon, the Wesel is dispatched to find the Prince Edward Islands but could not find them