Historical

21 March 2009, The national commemoration of Human Rights Day addressed by President Motlanthe (pictured) at the Galeshewe Stadium, 2009 DID YOU KNOW Eighteen more courts are to be built in the next five years to ensure court access for all ...

17 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference second day. DID YOU KNOW A brief discussion with local historical aficionado David Allen had him pose the query whether or not I had ever heard of Sister Tyre. ...

UPDATED: 16/03/2017 16 March 1972, JB Robinson  opens his Diamond Merchant’s office on Main Street, New Rush. 16 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference begins in Kimberley. DID YOU KNOW In the Boshof military cemetery, a ...

10 March 1884, George Stanley murders his wife Christina in Beaconsfield. 10 March 1888, Sarah Gertrude Millin born in Lithuania. 10 March 1900, 4th Division Town Guard under Capt Irvine Grimmer formally disbanded. 10 March 1926, Richard Jackson, discoverer of ...

UPDATED: 03/03/2017 Nothing has yet been found that happened this very day in Kimberley’s history. The search goes on. A luta continua… DID YOU KNOW The immediate aftermath of the siege of Kimberley, despite the intense suffering of the black ...

In death Sobukwe continues to languish in solitary confinement, house arrest and bannished from South African national consciousness Nothing dramatizes the continued silencing, burial and incarceration of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe like the recent article by the esteemed University of Cape ...

24 February 1944, Master Builders Association of Kimberley re-constituted. 24 February 1967, Finsch Mine officially opened by Dr T E Donges. 24 February 2015, Massive storm hits Kimberley – 100 mm of rain in less than an hour. DID YOU ...

UPDATE: 17/02/2017 17 February 1900, The Battle of Paardeberg begins. 17 February 1930, The Theatre Royal and John Orr department store burns to the ground. DID YOU KNOW The battle of Paardeberg (17-27 February 1900) was one of the last ...

12 February 1872, Seat of Magistracy for Pniel District moved from Dutoitspan to New Rush. 12 February 1872, William Coates Palgrave appointed ARM for Beaconsfield. 12 February 1876, Telegraph office opens in Kimberley. 12 February 1880, SA cricketer William Shalders ...

UPDATE: 10/02/2017 10 February 1887, St Alban’s Anglican Church consecrated. 10 February 1900, Funeral of George Labram. Pictured is a Long Tom gun used by the Boers; the barrel of Long Tom being shortened in the Pretoria workshops – this is ...