sentences:  To this end, a small VOC expedition under the command of Jan van Riebeeck reached Table Bay on April 6, 1652.The Cape was under Dutch rule from 1652 to 1795 and again from 1803 to 1806.While the new settlement traded out of necessity with the neighbouring Khoikhoi, one could hardly describe the relationship as friendly, and the authorities made deliberate attempts to restrict contact.