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1594 - 1601 - James Lancaster , an English navigator, explores the southern African coast and establishes trade relationships with the Khoikhoi

20 March 1602 - the Vereenigde Landsche Ge-Oktroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) or better known as the Dutch East India Company is established in the Netherlands

1608 - The Portuguese ship, ''Santo Esperitu'', is believed to have been shipwrecked off the eastern coast of South Africa

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