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2 unusual facts about Benoni


Fordsburg Square

The workers did not just withdraw their labour but the a portion of the 20,000 white woprkers and the 180,000 black miners took over areas of Johannesburg and they were in control of Benoni, Brakpan suburbs of Fordsburg and Jeppe.

Wally Grout

Downplayed the injury, he picked up 95 in an innings at Benoni and was given the nod.


Benoni Defense

The Old Benoni is sometimes called the Blackburne Defense, after Englishman Joseph Henry Blackburne, the first player known to have used it successfully.

Clement Mazibuko

Clement Sibusiso Mazibuko (born September 16, 1977 in Benoni, Gauteng) is a South African football midfielder who is currently playing for Batau F.C..

Hurly

Eileen Hurly (born 6 May 1932, Benoni, South Africa), former Southern Transvaal and South Africa cricketer


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