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25 Years Ago

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/ 8 July 1988

Surprise: Top UDF leader walks free

The first moment of freedom: Trevor Manuel and Whitey Jacobs were released from prison yesterday.

By Gaye Davis
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/ 8 July 1988

Tambo’s former bodyguard shot dead

A former personal bodyguard and driver of African National Congress leader, Oliver Tambo, was shot dead by an unknown gunman in Soweto this week.

By Thami Mkhwanazi
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/ 1 July 1988

Test trial for Mandela photo

The right to publish pictures of South Africa’s political prisoners – such as ANC leaders Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu – will be tested in court.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 June 1988

Pardon, Mr Botha, but do you have a licence?

The government’s own Bureau for Information may have to register in terms of the new State of Emergency controls over ”news agencies”.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 24 June 1988

Pretoria in the dock

The face of SA in the eyes of the world: A ‘terrorist state’

By Anton Harber
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/ 17 June 1988

Govt tells officials: Don’t talk to unaccredited journalists

Government departments have been instructed not to talk to foreign journalists who are not accredited with the Bureau for Information.

By Pat Sidley
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/ 17 June 1988

Blasts shatter June 16 peace

Low turnouts in most areas as thousands stay home.

By Weekly Mail Reporters
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/ 3 June 1988

Showdown as union talks fail

Talks between unions and managers fail to resolve ‘days of protest’ dispute.

By Eddie Koch
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/ 3 June 1988

Treason trial 11 on hunger strike over ‘unequal treatment’

Eleven treason trialists are on hunger strike – because the blacks among them are denied privileges granted to the whites.

By Gaye Davis
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/ 27 May 1988

Death for police two who ‘took out’ a suspect

Drinking spree, followed by a ‘panel-beating’ for victim …

By Peter auf der Heyde
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/ 27 May 1988

Forget this talk of a new opposition: The UDF won’t budge

MP Wynand Malan, who led an eight-member delegation, met with four senior ANC members in Frankfurt.

By Anton Harber
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/ 27 May 1988

Funding climb-down as pressure grows

Amid massive foreign pressure, the government is backing down on plans to impose tight controls on foreign funding.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 20 May 1988

Why we fled ‘Baas Cowboy’

Prevented from leaving, paid R5 a day for shifts of up to 15 hours … a glimpse into the harsh life of the farm labourer.

By Gaye Davis
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/ 20 May 1988

The Mail and the minister meet. And it’s polite

The Weekly Mail editors yesterday thanked people involved in the campaign to stop the minister from acting against the press.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 20 May 1988

Inkatha poised to clear out warlords

Pressure mounts as one warlord gets death verdict

By Weekly Mail Reporters
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/ 13 May 1988

Two die in mines demo

Bloody clashes between union and non-union miners during labour protests.

By Eddie Koch
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/ 13 May 1988

On the streets at noon. Shut down at 2.30pm

The last copies … a special edition of South is sold in Cape Town. Minutes later the paper was banned.

By Weekly Mail Reporters
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/ 13 May 1988

Broederstroom hide-out has clear view of Pelindaba

The Weekly Mail is in possession of the names of the three men and a ‘British woman.

By Weekly Mail Reporters
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/ 5 May 1988

Angola talks: Big squeeze on SA

South Africa faces the prospect of a full-scale, extremely costly war in Angola…

By Phillip Van Niekerk
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/ 5 May 1988

Weekly Mail to meet Botha this week

Weekly Mail ‘s co-editors expect to meet the Minister of Home Affairs, Stoffel Botha, next week to discuss his threat to act against the paper.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 5 May 1988

Hendrickse beach opened to all

The beaches of Port Elizabeth, scene of Allan Hendrickse’ famous swim are now legally open to all races.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 29 April 1988

The odd gaps in the army casualty figures

The South African Defence Force acknowledgement of the death of 31 of its men in Angola raises serious questions.

By Gavin Evans
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/ 29 April 1988

Six months for the singing 15

The 15 defendants were each sentenced to six months on contempt of court charges after a spate of singing, chanting and dancing.

By Gaye Davis
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/ 29 April 1988

Save the Wail (Weekly Mail)

The Minister of Home Affairs gazettes a ‘warning’ against Weekly Mail and prompts a public outcry …

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 22 April 1988

Blazing barricades as pupils clash with police

Independent MP Jan van Eck mediates between pupils and riot police at Engjongo primary school.

By Gaye Davis
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/ 22 April 1988

Silent Eksteen: The man who knows too much

Why SABC boss was worth a golden handshake to Nats.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 22 April 1988

PW speaks of a prime minister to help him

President PW Botha has proposed a prime minister be appointed with responsibility for day-to-day administration.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 15 April 1988

‘We’ll fight to show Biko film’

Cry Freedom’s Attenborough, denies he’s pulled movie out of South Africa.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 15 April 1988

Let ANC join talks, say Nats

Two amazing ‘verligte’ speeches by Nat MPs spark a rumpus in the House.

By Weekly Mail Reporter
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/ 8 April 1988

Holiday time in Maputo.

Albie Sachs, bound for the beach, opens his car … and it explodes.

By Paul Fauvet
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/ 8 April 1988

Mines’ Aids crisis deepens

2 500 identified as carriers. But some experts put figure at 4 000.

By Phillip Van Niekerk
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/ 31 March 1988

The ‘secret war’ gets ever more dirty

Murders in Paris and Lesotho, cross-border raids, bombings … diplomacy has taken a black seat.

By Phillip Van Niekerk
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