22 February 1707
News arrives that the Lords Seventeen have ruled against Van der Stel
News reached the Cape that the VOC's Lords Seventeen had ruled against Van der Stel and his allied officials.
established
administrative-change
News reached the Cape that the VOC's Lords Seventeen had ruled against Van der Stel and his allied officials.
Significance
Symbolic resolution of the burgher struggle and reassertion of VOC policy against official private monopolies.
Why it matters
Symbolic resolution of the burgher struggle and reassertion of VOC policy against official private monopolies.