Tag Archives: Sharpeville Massacre

2 October 1916, Dr Arthur Elias Letele (pictured) born in Maseru. 2 October 1980, Kimberley’s new hospital opens. Dr Arthur Letele – a brief overview Maseru 2 October 1916 – Maseru 20 December 1965 A son of Elias Letele, an ...

UPDATED: 19/08/2024 19 August 1876, Kimberley Light Horse formed. 19 August 2000, Harry Oppenheimer dies. The death of Harry Oppenheimer Harry Frederick Oppenheimer was born in the family home “Friedberg” at 7 Lodge Road, Belgravia Kimberley on 28 October 1908. ...

UPDATED: 19/07/2024 19 July 1897, An Indian trader named Kaledin, murdered in the Malay Camp. An unsolved murder. 19 July 1917, Two Kimberley men drown in the Thames river, London. 19 July 1946, Man dies after falling into the De ...

South Africa’s Human Rights Day, 21 March – declared International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by the UN – is synonymous with the historic township Sharpeville, situated between the industrial cities of Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging about 50 kilometres ...

21 March 2009, The national commemoration of Human Rights Day addressed by President Motlanthe (pictured) at the Galeshewe Stadium. DID YOU KNOW Eighteen more courts are to be built in the next five years to ensure court access for all South ...