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PlaceSprings
… The Town of Springs, East of Johannesburg, is on the East Rand, or what … lake'). The 685 ha odd piece was given the name 'The Springs' by the land surveyor…
EventTennis champion Frew Mcmillan is born in Springs
… with Bob Hewitt and Wimbledon tennis champion, was born in Springs. On his own, McMillan also won two pro single titles, … Tennis champion Frew Mcmillan is…
ArchiveHope springs eternal, but times are trying
… Hope springs eternal, but times are trying …
BiographyJudus Mahlangu
… Mahlangu matriculated at KwaPhakama High School in Springs in 1969 where he first studied art. From 1972 to 1974 … he opened a graphic studio in his house in…
Lucas Sithole, SA sculptor, is born in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal.
… Lucas Sithole, SA sculptor, is born in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal. …
Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in
… Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in …
The SA rugby team loses 6-8 against the French team in Springs.
… The SA rugby team loses 6-8 against the French team in Springs. …
BiographyChristopher Ndodebandla Dlamini
… outlook. Dlamini began school in Benoni, then moved to springs before enrolling at the Ndaleni Training Institute, … He subsequently found employment as a …
James Leonard (Peter) Klatzow, SA composer and pianist, is born in Springs, Transvaal.
… (Peter) Klatzow, SA composer and pianist, is born in Springs, Transvaal. …
BiographyBarney William Ngakane
… Township, Johannesburg , Barney William Ngakane moved to Springs, where he served as chairman of a Liberal Party …
BiographyJan Willem Jordaan
… Jordaan was born in Springs, Gauteng. He is a painter, sculptor and graphic …
BiographyLucas Ted Sithole
… Lucas Sithole was born and grew up in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He was one of ten sons of a …
BiographyStephen Vukile Tshwete
… Tshwete was born in Springs, just outside Johannesburg, on 12 November 1938. He …
Ernest George Bock, SA cricket player in one test (1935/1936), dies in Springs.
… Bock, SA cricket player in one test (1935/1936), dies in Springs. …
Frew McMillan, doubles player with Bob Hewitt and Wimbledon tennis champion, is born in Springs.
… with Bob Hewitt and Wimbledon tennis champion, is born in Springs. …
BiographyTikkie Sibisi
… the Greater Nigel municipality as well as in the Greater Springs area. In 1999 he attended an electrical course at the …
BiographyThomas Selema Masekela
… health inspectors course and from 1944 to 1945 worked in springs, supervising hygiene at the milk depot and vegetable …
EventRoger Joyce Bushell, Auxiliary Air Force pilot famous for his escape from the German prisoner of war camp, is born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng)
… Roger Joyce Bushell was born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng) to British parents. He lived … escape from the German prisoner of war camp, is born in…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
… plant chemist at the South African Pulp and Paper mills in Springs. He was banned and now confined to Springs. Press was transferred to a Communist Party…
BiographyMargaret Gazo
… to women in 1956. At the time, Gazo lived in Payneville, Springs, east of Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). More …
Nadine Gordimer, SA author and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991, is born in Springs.
… of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991, is born in Springs. …
PlaceAnnisfontein, a Spring and Outspan in Richtersveld- Northern Cape
… to exit through the lower elevation opening. Still other Springs are the result of pressure from an underground source …
BiographyNadine Gordimer
… Nadine Gordimer was born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng ), an East Rand mining town … she encountered. Gordimer wrote about her childhood in Springs,…
A large cache of arms is discovered in a township near Springs, east of Johannesburg. Together with the buried arms are bundles
… A large cache of arms is discovered in a township near Springs, east of Johannesburg. Together with the buried arms …
Penny Heyns, SA swimming star, is born in Springs, Transvaal. Her parents later moved to the Natal South Coast. She represented
… Penny Heyns, SA swimming star, is born in Springs, Transvaal. Her parents later moved to the Natal …
BiographyFranciscus Jacobus Ludovicus De Vriendt
… the death of his first wife. He died on 27 July 1946 in Springs, South Africa. He had one daughter of his first …
BiographyVeerammal Naidoo
… and sanitation. Their four children carried water from springs almost a mile away. When women were invited to join …
Job Masego, WW2 veteran who sunk a German supply boat while a prisoner of war after the capture of Tobruk, dies in Springs, Tvl
… a prisoner of war after the capture of Tobruk, dies in Springs, Tvl …
BiographyPepsi Mahlangu
… Congress of South African Students (COSAS) in KwaThema, Springs. A member of the African National Congress (ANC) … , was shot and killed by an unknown…
BiographyJabulani Sam Nhlengethwa
… was born on 9 January 1955 in the Payneville township of Springs , Gauteng (formerly Transvaal). Forced removals in …