UPDATED: 24/05/2019 24 May 1870, Jan Christian Smuts born on the farm Bovenplaats, two km north of Riebeek West. His first political speech was in Kimberley on 29 October 1895. 24 May 1932, Sol Plaatje’s last public speech in Kimberley. ...
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🗓#KimberleyToday, Friday 24/05/2019 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=23748 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY ☀ Today: 26°C Sunshine and patchy clouds; pleasant. 🌑 Tonight: 8°C Clear. 🌟 Max UV Index: 4 ⛈ Thunderstorms: 24% 🌬 Wind: WNW 7 km/h 🌬 Gusts: 11 km/h __________________________________________ TODAY IS BROTHER’S DAY Relationships between brothers are some of ...
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UPDATED: 23/05/2019 23 May 1886, Foundation stone of All Saints Church in Beaconsfield laid. 23 May 1900, Presentation to Town Council by Dr R Harris of Cecil Rhodes’ portrait. 23 May 2013, Sylvia Lucas inducted as Premier of the Northern ...
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🗓#KimberleyToday, Thursday 23/05/2019 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=23742 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS TODAY IS LUCKY PENNY DAY A saying goes, “Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck.” This is really just a modern take on ...
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UPDATED: 22/05/2019 22 May 1878, Some 100 Griqua casualties in the battle of Driefontein at Griquatown. 22 May 1880, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of Anglo American Corporation, is born in Germany. 22 May 1937, Marjorie Timlin, wife of William, killed ...
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🗓#KimberleyToday, Wednesday 22/05/2019 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=23734 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY ☀ Today: 25°C Sunny to partly cloudy; pleasant. 🌑 Tonight: 7°C Clear. 🌟 Max UV Index: 4 ⛈ Thunderstorms: 24% 🌬 Wind: NNW 11 km/h 🌬 Gusts: 18 km/h __________________________________________ TODAY IS SOLITAIRE DAY Solitaire is the classic card game that ...
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21 May 1878, Griquatown relieved by a Kimberley column. 21 May 1891, YMCA in Newton opens. 21 May 1912, Sir Julius Wernher, pictured, the last Life Governor of De Beers, dies. DID YOU KNOW Sir Julius Charles Wernher, 1st Baronet ...
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🗓#KimberleyToday, Tuesday 21/05/2019 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=23725 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS TODAY IS WAITSTAFF DAY Who really makes every dinner out great? Brings you your drinks, serves your meal and does it all with a huge smile even when you leave ...
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UPDATED: 20/05/2019 20 May 1883, Robert Milne murdered in Beaconsfield. 20 May 1889, Beaconsfield Public Library and Institution officially opened. 20 May 1895, De Beers Mine Recreation Room, formerly the Boardroom, opens. 20 May 1947, Retired Head librarian John Gow Ross ...
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🗓#KimberleyToday, Monday 20/05/2019 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=23707 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY ☀ Today: 28°C Plenty of sun; very warm. 🌑 Tonight: 7°C Clear. 🌟 Max UV Index: 4 ⛈ Thunderstorms: 0% 🌬 Wind: NW 22 km/h 🌬 Gusts: 35 km/h __________________________________________ TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 20 May 1883, Robert Milne murdered in ...
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