Today in Kimberley's History
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Kgosi Galeshewe was an important figure to the local African population. On April 11th 1898 he was sentenced to ten years gaol for his part in the 1896 uprising against the Cape Colony Government.
Kimberley’s original African satellite township, now named after the baTlhaping chief, Kgosi Galeshewe, was established in 1871 (Kgosi means Chief). It was originally built under the British colonial laws to house the area's African population and is still largely populated by African people. On 26th April 1952 Number 2 Location in what is now the Sol Plaatje Municipality, was renamed Galeshewe after Chief Galeshewe. |
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