4 February 1884, West Indian Samuel Trott, murders storekeeper John Jackson in Dutoitspan village. FROM KIMBERLEY CALLS & RECALLS BY STEVE LUNDERSTEDT DID YOU KNOW It is difficult to imagine a citizen of the West Indies islands being executed for ...
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THE NORTHERN CAPE MEC FOR HEALTH IS SET TO ANNOUNCE THE INTERVENTION PLAN FOR ROBERT MANGALISO SOBUKWE HOSPITAL AND NEW FACILITIES. The Northern Cape MEC for Health, Ms Fufe Makatong wishes to express a heartfelt apology to the Northern Cape ...
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Statement from Robert Sobukwe Hospital in response to concerns raised on social media by Tumelo Mosikare DATE: 26 January 2019 9:18AM MEDIA STATEMENT START We are aware of the concerns being raised on social media and the local newspapers over ...
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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 treason. (Pictured ...
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The province is facing a healthcare crisis, as its hospitals and clinics are battling an acute shortage of staff, medicines and ambulances. The majority of the province’s hospitals and clinics are unable to cope with multitudes of patients at overcrowded ...
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11 September 1896, Train accident on Dronfield farm kills stoker W.H. Wonnacott. 11 September 1905, Thomas Raaff accidentally killed in the De Beers Mine. DID YOU KNOW There have been two train accidents on Dronfield farm. Both were derailments after ...
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UPDATED: 20/08/2018 20 August 1895, Jan Smuts makes his maiden political speech in the Town Hall. 20 August 1905, Death of nursing pioneer and colleague of Sister Henrietta Stockdale – Mary Hirst Watkins. 20 August 1977, Kimberley Junior School officially ...
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UPDATED: 09/04/2018 9 April 1890, SA Cricket Association founded in Kimberley. 9 April 1900, The retirement of Edward Arthur Judge. 9 April 1912, First cross-country airflight in SA starts in Kimberley, ends in Klerksdorp. 9 April 1927, Union Tennis courts ...
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UPDATED: 15/03/2018 15 March 1902, Kimberley Town Bowling Clubhouse opened. 15 March 1928, Wilfrid Gore-Brown, first Anglican Bishop of Kimberley, dies. 15 March 1930, Bishop Herman Meysing OMI consecrated in St Mary’s Cathedral. 15 March 1934, Kimberley’s first Coloured Mayor, ...
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UPDATED: 07/03/2018 7 March 1896, Theo Samuels takes 7 for 42 for GW against England. 7 March 1900, Refugees given passes to leave Kimberley. 7 March 1923, Diamond buyer William Thompson killed by Delville Wood survivor Arthur Stanley, at Rus ...
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