Today in Kimberley's History
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108 days since beginning of the Siege of Kimberley, 1900
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
A report via Lourenco Marques was flashed to Kimberley, via Modder River, saying that Mafeking was relieved by Colonel Plumer on the 23rd. This splendid news, if only true, gives as much joy to some of us as if we had been relieved ourselves; for the question always comes up: 'If we are not relieved soon, how about poor Mafeking?'
Warren has had to evacuate Spionkop owing to a hot fire and exposed position, which, as Colonel Kekewich said, is 'a nuisance'.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
A report via Lourenco Marques was flashed to Kimberley, via Modder River, saying that Mafeking was relieved by Colonel Plumer on the 23rd. This splendid news, if only true, gives as much joy to some of us as if we had been relieved ourselves; for the question always comes up: 'If we are not relieved soon, how about poor Mafeking?'
Warren has had to evacuate Spionkop owing to a hot fire and exposed position, which, as Colonel Kekewich said, is 'a nuisance'.
Trevor Manuel is born - 1956
Trevor Andrew Manuel was born in Kensington, Cape Town on 31 January 1956. Manuel first became involved in politics when he joined the Labour Party Youth in 1969 at the encouragement of his father. In 1983, he became one of the founding members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Western Cape, and was appointed regional secretary. In 1985, Manuel was arrested for a month for his activities in the UDF and was banned from attending meetings until 31 August 1990. Following the unbanning of the ANC in 1990, Manuel was appointed as its deputy co-ordinator in the Western Cape and later went on to become head of Economic Planning. In 1996, Manuel was appointed Minister of Finance and held that position until 2009. He was ranked as one of the best performing ministers.
Trevor Andrew Manuel was born in Kensington, Cape Town on 31 January 1956. Manuel first became involved in politics when he joined the Labour Party Youth in 1969 at the encouragement of his father. In 1983, he became one of the founding members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Western Cape, and was appointed regional secretary. In 1985, Manuel was arrested for a month for his activities in the UDF and was banned from attending meetings until 31 August 1990. Following the unbanning of the ANC in 1990, Manuel was appointed as its deputy co-ordinator in the Western Cape and later went on to become head of Economic Planning. In 1996, Manuel was appointed Minister of Finance and held that position until 2009. He was ranked as one of the best performing ministers.
President P W Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison - 1985
On 31 January 1985 State President P W Botha offers Nelson Mandela, leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC), conditional release from the prison sentence he had been serving since the conclusion of the Rivonia Trial in 1964. The condition of his release is that he renounces violence, and violent protest, as a means to bring about change in South Africa.
Mandela communicates his refusal of the offer through his daughter, Zinzi Mandela, who reads his statement to this effect at a rally in Soweto on 10 February 1985. He states that the ANC's only adopted violence as a means of protest "when other forms of resistance were no longer open to us”. Mandela had refused previous offers of conditional release where the condition was that he be confined to the Transkei.
The offer was also extended to prisoners serving long jail terms for sabotage. 18 accepted, including Dennis Goldberg, the only White found guilty at the Rivonia Trial, and 4 Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) members. Goldberg left South Africa for Israel on 28 February 1985 and the PAC members were released on 15 February. Mandela had called for the unbanning of the ANC in January 1985 during an interview with Lord Bethell. He asked government to negotiate with the liberatory organisation as a political party. The interview was published in the Mail on Sunday, a British publication, in the same month. In response a South African government spokesperson stated that the apartheid regime would be prepared to negotiate with the ANC if the organisation renounced violence.
On 31 January 1985 State President P W Botha offers Nelson Mandela, leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC), conditional release from the prison sentence he had been serving since the conclusion of the Rivonia Trial in 1964. The condition of his release is that he renounces violence, and violent protest, as a means to bring about change in South Africa.
Mandela communicates his refusal of the offer through his daughter, Zinzi Mandela, who reads his statement to this effect at a rally in Soweto on 10 February 1985. He states that the ANC's only adopted violence as a means of protest "when other forms of resistance were no longer open to us”. Mandela had refused previous offers of conditional release where the condition was that he be confined to the Transkei.
The offer was also extended to prisoners serving long jail terms for sabotage. 18 accepted, including Dennis Goldberg, the only White found guilty at the Rivonia Trial, and 4 Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) members. Goldberg left South Africa for Israel on 28 February 1985 and the PAC members were released on 15 February. Mandela had called for the unbanning of the ANC in January 1985 during an interview with Lord Bethell. He asked government to negotiate with the liberatory organisation as a political party. The interview was published in the Mail on Sunday, a British publication, in the same month. In response a South African government spokesperson stated that the apartheid regime would be prepared to negotiate with the ANC if the organisation renounced violence.