UPDATED: 24/05/2024 24 May 1870, Jan Christian Smuts born in Riebeeck West. His first political speech was in Kimberley on 29 October 1895. 24 May 1932, Sol Plaatje’s last public speech in Kimberley. Sol Plaatje’s last speech in Kimberley Solomon ...
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 APRIL
UPDATED: 19/04/2024 19 April 1913, Sol Plaatje’s newspaper becomes Tsala ea Batho. Plaatje’s Tsala ea Batho newspaper Sol Plaatje‘s major concern at this time was in politics and in combating the government through his skill as a writer. Unfortunately, his ...
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