UPDATED: 27/02/2020 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, General Piet Cronje surrenders at Paardeberg to Lord Roberts. 27 February 1904, William ...
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UPDATED: 05/12/2019 5 DECEMBER 1924, Robert Sobukwe (pictured) 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 ...
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UPDATED: 15/03/2019 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: 07/03/2019 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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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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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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