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… Johannesberg Pietermaritzberg Polokwane Nelspruit Mafikeng Kimberly Cape Town …
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… Act, guiding Johnson and himself safely through the Mafikeng area. The men arrived at Ms Agnes Khubeka’s house, … them off at Cook’s Lake, an area on the…
BiographySelaelo Charles 'Dan' Ramusi
Selaelo Charles "Dan" Ramusi was born 14 November 1954 in Dube Village, Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He was the first born son of the late Collins…
BiographyJabu Sithole
Jabu Sithole was born on 23 October 1949 in Lamontville, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) where he attended primary school until age seven when he was struck…
PlaceRooigrond
… Rooigrond was a Rural Community 16km of Mafikeng and 25km South-West of Ottoshoop, in the former … West Province of South Africa. Hamlet 16 km South-East of…
A List of women involved in the women’s struggle in South Africa, 1900-1994
… Letty Louise Latsky Jansie Lourens M Brigitte Mabandla Mafikeng Elizabeth Caesarina Kona Makhoere Miriam Makeba …
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… was elected the Secretary General (SG) of the ANC at its Mafikeng Conference in December 1997 with Thabo Mbeki as …
EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
… The Siege of Mafeking (now known as Mafikeng) was an important battle in the South African War … Afrikaans Commandant Eloff was sent to put the town of…
EventHip Hop Pantsula, the South African rapper is born
… Tsambo, stage name Hip Hop Pantsula or HHP was born in Mafikeng, North West Province on 14 September 1980.[1] Hip … Hip Hop Pantsula was also honoured at the…
PlaceGoshen
… Roy Stilling, 08 Oct 1996 Goshen was centred around Mafikeng (near the border with Bechuanaland), which Sir … 1994 elections the two towns were merged…
PlaceNorth West
… South African Province that borders Botswana. Capital : Mafikeng (it means “The place of rocks”) Principal languages … North West's claim to fame: Siege of…
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
… mounted pre-emptive strikes against British garrisons in Mafikeng, Kimberley and Ladysmith. They also scored some … Natal. This was achieved in the first few…
EventBritish reinforcements arrive at Ladysmith
… was not the only town to be under Boer siege. Towns like Mafikeng, and Kimberley were besieged for equally long …
EventKruger repudiates execution of cattle–herds
… During the Siege of Mafeking (presently known as Mafikeng) in the Second Anglo-Boer War, two Black …
EventSA Policeman Wins 90km Comrades Marathon
… A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) from Mafikeng in North West, Andrew Kelehe, won the 90km Comrades …
BiographyWalter Kefuoe Fikeleph Chakela
Walter Kefuoe Fikelephi Chakela was a revered playwright and poet born on 13 April 1953 in Vryburg, a small, conservative Afrikaner town in Transvaal (now…
EventHip-hop star Jabulani Tsambo known as HHP dies
… He was buried at Heroes Acre at the Mmabatho cemetery in Mafikeng , North West. …
EventThe Republic of Goshen is founded
… against Chief Montshioa of the Barolong Boo Ratshidi in Mafikeng. Conflict between these chiefs was caused by the …
EventGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller’s troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith
… Ladysmith was not the only town to be under Boer siege. Mafikeng, and Kimberley were besieged for equally long …
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl, SA artist is born
… in Mohl’s career came when he was attending school in Mafikeng, where his talent was recognized by Rev. Hale of the …
EventBoers occupying Magagabe Hill shell Rhodesian positions at Basuto Kop
… to sever railway lines to Gabarone in order to deny Mafikeng any relief from this quarter while they were …
EventThree AWB members shot and killed during the invasion of Bophuthatswana
… right wing AWB members randomly attacked residents in the Mafikeng town of Bophuthatswana, killing 42 people. Three AWB …
EventThe siege of Mafeking starts
… 2 , Boer forces besieged the small town of Mafeking (now Mafikeng) in the Northern Cape (now North West Province), …
EventNelson Mandela is born
… of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1997 at the Mafikeng Congress. In June 2004, Mandela called a press …
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
… about 170 kilometres South-West of the provincial Capital, Mafikeng. It is an Administrative centre for the far …
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… Maele Phoolo, stage name “Cassper Nyovest” was born in Mafikeng, North West Province on 16 December 1990.[1] Cassper …
EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
… in England, Churchill then joined the army that marched on Mafikeng. On his return to England, he published a volume on …
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… state interference. At the 50th Conference of the ANC at Mafikeng in 1997, Mbeki was elected the new President of the …
PlaceOttosdal and Letsopa
… Farms and Game Reserves, like Madikwe Game Reserve and Mafikeng Game Reserve, and a chance to visit Bloemhof Dam, …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2 - Kitchener proposes establishment of concentration camps
… British forces. Several British garrisons in the Cape, Mafikeng and Natal had come under siege and subsequent …