UPDATE: 17/02/2025 17 February 1900, The Battle of Paardeberg begins. 17 February 1930, The Theatre Royal and John Orr department store burns to the ground. THE BIGGEST BATTLE OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR BEGINS The battle of Paardeberg (17-27 February 1900) ...
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UPDATED: 01/04/2022 1 April 1898, Rhodes becomes a shareholder in the Diamond Fields Advertiser. 1 April 1914, De Beers Director Robert English dies. 1 April 1989, Hugh Baiocchi sets a new course record of 63 at the Kimberley golf course. ...
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WHILE the police remained silent yesterday, concern has been expressed over the apparent animosity between community crime-fighting organisations and the police after members of Wanya Tsotsi were apparently locked out of the Modderrivier police station. Click to read this in ...
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In today’s DFA – Moderrivier Train Crash: “The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has confirmed that speeding on a temporary speed restriction section resulted in the derailment of a Shosholoza Meyl long distance train in Modderrivier outside Kimberley.” – Soraya Crowie ...
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