UPDATED: 13/06/2018 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: 07/06/2018 7 June 1898, Five miners die in fall of mine cage at De Beers mine. DID YOU KNOW Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of Anglo-American Corporation and Chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited since 1929, died on 25 ...
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UPDATED: 26/04/2018 26 April 1874, SA cricketer James Anderson born. 26 April 1915, 2nd Battalion Kimberley Regiment suffers losses at Trekkopjes, SWA. 26 April 1932, The Transvaal Road Police station siege ends in the killer policeman Christoffel Viljoen being shot ...
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UPDATE 18:10 – 18/03/2018 Latest Update: Electricity and Stormwater : Roodepan, Galeshewe and Ritchie All reported electricity complaints are being attended by our electrical teams and some areas are back on. The emergency services have already placing temporary roofing in ...
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09/12/2017 18:10 WATER SUPPLY RESTORED – HOMESTEAD & HOMEVALE Homevale and Homestead water restored. Thank you for your cooperation. VIA Sello Matsie of Sol Plaatje Municipality 09/12/2017 15:00 Electricity and Water supply: GALESHEWE and HOMESTEAD Electricity in some areas of Galeshewe ...
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09/12/2017 15:30 • Electricity and Water supply: GALESHEWE and HOMESTEAD Electricity in some areas of Galeshewe is back on while efforts are being made to reconnect the remaining areas. Meanwhile work to resupply Homevale and Homestead with water is near ...
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19:10 22/11/217 – TRAFFIC ADVISORY FROM SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY Sello Matsie: TRAFFIC ADVISORY Findlayson Road and Moshoeshoe Street barricaded with rocks. Stop sign at 4-way Corless and Findlayson Road pulled out Please be advised of a protest in Kirstenhof, Findlayson ...
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Galeshewe Traffic Alert From Sol Plaatje Municipality Traffic Alert: GALESHEWE Kindly be advised that several routes around Seleke Traffic Circle and others are currently barricaded due to a protest by community members from Riemvasmaak informal settlement. Police and traffic officials ...
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A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder and house breaking with intent to steal and theft, after an elderly man’s body was found in his house in Club 2000, Galeshewe. It is alleged that the suspect broke ...
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Part two of a three part in depth feature on Vigilantism in South featuring Operation Wanya Tsotsi from Galeshewe, Kimberley. Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. Members of Operation Wanya Tsotsi bang on the door of the shack and ...
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