UPDATED: 27/02/2023 27 February 1884, Smallpox invades the Kimberley Hospital. 27 February 1900, Lord Roberts suggests to Rhodes that a Kimberley column relieve Mafeking. 27 February 1900, Boer General Piet Cronje surrenders at Paardeberg to Lord Roberts VC. 27 February ...
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UPDATE: 03 February 2023 – 17:49 🚱 Bakenskop Church Site Works continues on site. They are waiting for a fitting to arrive. Reason for little to no water in the area nearby. Regards Chris W24 UPDATE: 03 February 2023 – 08:24 ...
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UPDATE: 13 January 2023 – 09:51 The Municipality is aware that some parts of Galeshewe have been without without since last night due to a private contractor that is currently working in Club 2000 and damaged the 63mm water pipe. ...
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UPDATED: 05/12/2022 5 DECEMBER 1924, Robert Sobukwe born in Graaff Reinet. 5 DECEMBER 1941, Ganspan internment camp closed and all internees taken to Koffiefontein. 5 DECEMBER 1952, Constance Hall re-opens after renovations. 5 DECEMBER 1956, ZK Matthews arrested and charged with high ...
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UPDATE: 2 December 2022 – 09:25 The Municipality is aware that large parts of Galeshewe are without water, there’s a burst pipe on the 200mm pipe in Seleke Street, the waterworks team is currently busy with the repairs. As soon ...
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30 November 1983, Galeshewe township inaugurated as the first black controlled municipality in South Africa. TW NYATI MAYOR OF GALESHEWE TOWNSHIP Control of Galeshewe Township was taken over by the Bantu Administration Board of the Diamond Fields from the Kimberley ...
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8 NOVEMBER 1899, Huge swarms of locusts invade Kimberley. 8 NOVEMBER 1905, Massive fire destroys EW Tarry’s Works. 8 NOVEMBER 1918, Spanish Flu Relief committee formed. 8 NOVEMBER 1952, Mayibuye Uprising in No 2 Galeshewe – 13 killed. (Also see ...
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UPDATED: 09/09/2022 9 September 1894, James Jenkins dies after falling from the De Beers mine headgear. 9 September 1902, Charles Sutherland fatally stabbed by Jenetta Welsch in the Malay Camp. 9 September 1980, 16 injured, and 112 students arrested by ...
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UPDATED: 13/06/2022 13 June 1876, Kimberley’s first black policemen, 50 Zulus, arrive for duty. 13 June 1902, Reception for General Sir John French at the City Hall. 13 June 1964, Neville le Cordeur inaugurated as Lions Club President. 13 June ...
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UPDATED: 07/06/2022 7 June 1898, Five miners die in fall of mine cage at De Beers mine. De Beers Directors meet with Kimberley Chamber The year 1904 saw the entire De Beers Board of Directors meet with the Kimberley Chamber ...
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