Monument Heights
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Historical
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 3 JULY
UPDATED: 03/07/2025 3 July 1873, Reverend Gway Tyamzashe ordained the first black minister in Kimberley. 3 July 1890, The Kimberley Golf Club formed.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 3 JUNE
3 June 1932, Colonel Herbert S Harris dies. 3 June 1952, Official opening of Belgrave Lodge by Harry Oppenheimer. Also…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 APRIL
UPDATED: 10/04/2025 10 April 1902, A 336½ carat diamond found at Otto’s Kopje mine. 10 April 1940, Foundation stone of…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 JANUARY
UPDATE: 18/01/2024 18 January 1908, The municipal Merryweather fire engine, now in the mine museum, replaced. 18 January 1977, Belgravia…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 11 JANUARY
UPDATED: 11/01/2024 11 January 1905, Two books signed by Florence Nightingale donated to Library. 11 January 1916, 24 trees recently…
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General News
Hero Teenager Dies In Fire Saving Siblings
14 year Thembi Ntipa succumbed to a fire on Friday night while saving her brother and sisters. She will be…
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14 Year Old Girl Dies In Monument Heights House-Fire
Fourteen year old Thembi Ntipa, who attended Kimberley Girls High School, died in a house fire in Monument Heights on…
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