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/ 13 October 1989
The Walter Sisulu I know is no different from the man-in-the-street.
The protesters marched through town to the local military headquarters where they delivered a petition.
ANC-raised Buyekhaya Dalindyebo returns from exile – and challenges Pretioria.
A burst of gunfire in the street. A man falls. Nobody knows why. Nobody cares.
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/ 29 September 1989
The African National Congress-groomed king of the Transkei, Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo returns from Zambia tomorrow after 14 years in exile.
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/ 29 September 1989
Theology students have accused riot police of behaving ”like wild dogs” after witnessing the dispersal of a protest in Richmond, Natal.
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/ 29 September 1989
After months of attempted peace talks between representatives of warring groups in Natal, further negotiations have been called off by lnkatha.
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/ 29 September 1989
Last year, actor Anthony Fridjhon filed 48 IRP5 forms, primarily from ad agencies, film and audio-visual companies.
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/ 29 September 1989
The world of professional boxing is full of anomalies, but a one-armed fighter is something it never bargained for.
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/ 22 September 1989
Pippa Green visits Cradock, where the spirit of murdered activist Matthew Goniwe lives on …
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/ 22 September 1989
771 conscientious objectors tell the South African Force …
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/ 15 September 1989
We were drinking beer at a Windhoek hotel. A couple of toughs yelled at Anton Lubowski: Jou wit kaffir!
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/ 15 September 1989
Eskom takes Eddie Koch on a tour to prove that Koeberg os perfectly safe …
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/ 15 September 1989
The end of a long, long wait Sam Nujoma sets foot on Namibian soil after 30 years in exile.
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/ 15 September 1989
Major General Jaap Joubert, appointed this week to investigate claims of police brutality, is regularly entrusted with politically sensitive cases.
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/ 15 September 1989
Two people are said to have been shot dead in Khayelitsha on Wednesday night while attending a vigil for a five-year-old victim.
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/ 8 September 1989
The National Party took a hammering from the left and the right. They lost their traditional volk base to the Conservative Party.
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/ 8 September 1989
Cape Flats townships became battle zones on election night leaving at least 23 people dead and scores injured by police gunshots.
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/ 8 September 1989
After 12 years as a policeman, Lieutenant Gregor Rockman made an unprecedented decision on the day of the election.
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/ 1 September 1989
Just five days before the general election, police have swooped on anti-election protestors and defiance campaigners across the country.
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/ 1 September 1989
Leaders of the mass democratic movement and the National Council of Trade Unions have both announced plans for nationwide industrial action.
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/ 1 September 1989
Most “delegates” have weary expressions on their faces after their experiences in the township.
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/ 1 September 1989
Lynda Gilfillan, an English lecturer at Pretoria University resigned from the Publications Appeal Board this week.
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/ 1 September 1989
Newspapers can be found guilty of quoting listed persons whether they intended to do so or not.
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/ 1 September 1989
FW de Klerk had one moment of public spontaneity in his two days of talks in Zambia and Zaire.
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/ 1 September 1989
The National Party and the Democratic Party are making a strong play for the votes of gay residents in Hillbrow.
Acting state president and National Party leader FW de Klerk addressing an election meeting.
More than 700 people went to the birthday party – but the ”birthday boy” wasn’t there.
Free Namibian dissidents tell of ‘McCarthy-like witch-hunts’ of intellectuals.
On Wednesday this week, two Weekly Mail journalists appeared in a Johannesburg court.
Acting State President FW de Klerk this week suggested that inferences were made as a result of reports in … a little paper called the Weekly Mail.
Unity across ideological barriers … where previous attempts failed.