UPDATED: 20/01/2026 20 January 1900, Proving, sighting and slight adjustments to the Long Cecil gun (pictured) are made. 20 January 1961, Former town clerk Arthur Beet dies. Death of Town Clerk and author AJ Beet When Arthur Joseph (Mannie) Beet ...
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#KimberleyToday, Tuesday 20/01/2026 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=42763 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS __________________________________________ KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY Today: 33°C Partly sunny. Tonight: 19°C Mainly clear and breezy. Max UV Index: 13.0 (Extreme) Thunderstorms: Day 0% / Night 2% Chance of Rain: Day 1% / Night ...
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UPDATE: 19/01/2026 19 January 1900, The Long Cecil gun, designed by American George Labram, and built in the De Beers Workshops, is tested. 19 January 1906, South Africa’s first Inter Colonial Poultry Conference in Kimberley. (Pictured is the Long Cecil ...
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#KimberleyToday, Monday 19/01/2026 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=42751 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS __________________________________________ KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY Today: 34°C Sunny. Tonight: 15°C Breezy this evening; otherwise, mainly clear. Max UV Index: 13.0 (Extreme) Thunderstorms: Day 0% / Night 1% Chance of Rain: Day 0% / ...
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#KimberleyToday, Sunday 18/01/2026 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=42749 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS __________________________________________ KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY Today: 33°C Plenty of sun. Tonight: 17°C Clear. Max UV Index: 13.0 (Extreme) Thunderstorms: Day 0% / Night 0% Chance of Rain: Day 0% / Night 1% Wind: ...
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#KimberleyToday, Saturday 17/01/2026 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=42741 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS __________________________________________ KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY Today: 35°C Mostly sunny and hot; breezy this afternoon; possible danger of dehydration and heatstroke while doing strenuous activities. Tonight: 21°C Windy this evening; clear. Max UV Index: ...
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UPDATED: 16/01/2026 16 January 1889, Kimberley awarded the cricket Currie Cup by England. 16 January 1891, Fabricius has five men working the new Wesselton mine. 16 January 1900, Soup kitchen opened at the Hull St Convict Station. Pictured is the Wesselton Mine ...
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#KimberleyToday, Friday 16/01/2026 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=42739 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS __________________________________________ KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY Today: 35°C Increasing clouds. Tonight: 23°C Partly cloudy. Max UV Index: 13.0 (Extreme) Thunderstorms: Day 0% / Night 1% Chance of Rain: Day 1% / Night 3% Wind: ...
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UPDATED: 15/01/2026 15 January 1877, Murderer William Danster executed in Kimberley. 15 January 1897, Secretary of De Beers CM, William Henry Craven dies in the USA. 15 January 1901, Catholic Bishop Anthony Gaughren OMI dies. 15 January 1942, Springbok rugby player AFW ...
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#KimberleyToday, Thursday 15/01/2026 https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=42731 TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS __________________________________________ KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY Today: 33°C Turning cloudy; breezy this afternoon. Tonight: 19°C Clearing. Max UV Index: 13.0 (Extreme) Thunderstorms: Day 0% / Night 1% Chance of Rain: Day 2% / Night ...
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