UPDATED: 07/03/2019 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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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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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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UPDATE: 09/02/2018 9 February 1978, Robert Sobukwe admitted to Kimberley hospital with cancer. 9 February 1887, Goldfields company started by Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd. 9 February 1900, George Labram, designer of the Long Cecil gun, killed by a Long Tom shell ...
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Kimberley Hospital was hit hard by the water supply interruption in Kimberley but are recovering and all operations are expected to soon return to normal. There has been several complaints on Saturday that Kimberley Hospital has no backup water tanks ...
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3 NOVEMBER 1899, Kimberley Mine ceases work during the siege. 3 NOVEMBER 1904, Four Africans die in a mud rush in the Kimberley Mine. 3 NOVEMBER 1917, Cape Corps soldier Henry Hopsel fatally wounds a fellow drinker Jack Sebeela. Hopsel ...
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29 September 1874, Fire destroys Kimberley’s first hospital. 29 September 1887, The Hospital Chapel inaugurated. DID YOU KNOW Anneke du Toit (Noordkaap): “The history of the Kimberley Hospital began with the discovery of diamonds near Hopetown in late 1866/early 1867. ...
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NORTHERN Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas has condemned the “senseless and malicious acts of violence, intimidation and destruction of state property” that took place at the Kimberley Hospital Complex yesterday. Sylvia slams violent protest DFA Oct 14 2016 NORTHERN Cape Premier ...
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27 April 1925, Dr Evelyn Oliver Ashe dies in Kimberley. 27 April 1935, Governor-General’s son Lord Hyde accidentally shot dead at Rooipoort. DID YOU KNOW Lord Hyde, while shooting on the De Beers Estate near Kimberley, yesterday, tripped over his ...
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