Bags packed as unionists head back underground.
Professor Edward Diener watched the film of the incident and said at a press conference later: "I did not like what I saw…"
A message smuggled out of prison from African National Congress leader Walter Sisulu was read out at a June 16 commemoration service this week.
Most citizens would be honoured by a surprise visit to their homes by a head of state.
After the ceremony, Botha and his cabinet ministers departed for a tour of Sharpeville where, in a sense, his troubles began 26 years ago.
Sharpeville was sombre this week, with an air of heavy gloom pervading the dusty streets of the tiny Vaal Triangle township.
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/ 12 February 1988
The Soweto Civic Association has decided that township residents should start paying service charges.
Situated in Soweto’s Industrial Park, the Mandela Family’s Office has on its letterhead a photograph of Nelson Mandela.
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/ 20 November 1987
Govan Mbeki rally is tentatively planned for November 29.
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/ 13 November 1987
Ama-Afrika, headed by the Reverend Mzwandile Maqina has been involved in numerous violent clashes with resistance organisations