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/ 25 October 1985

“Purple rain” quells Cape riot

Heavily-armed police used sjamboks and their new water cannon – immediately dubbed “purple rain”  because of the dye in the water to disperse crowds in Adderley Street, Cape Town, yesterday afternoon. This was the third time in a week that unrest had spilled out of the townships and into white areas. Rioting allegedly started yesterday […]