Today in Kimberley's History
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Something happened today in Kimberley's history, but we don't know what it was...
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Nelson Mandela’s son, Thembekile is killed in a car accident - 1969
Thembekile “Thembi” Mandela, the eldest son of Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mase was killed in a car accident while his father was serving life sentence on Robben Island. Mandela, who always played a brother figure for many of his inmates was filled with anguish at not being allowed by the authorities to attend Thembi’s funeral or to have access to details about the fatal crash. Thembi died when three cars collided on the fog-bound Touws River road, leaving four people dead and another four injured. |
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Terre’Blanche and his associates to face terrorism charges - 1983
The Transvaal Attorney General announced that Eugène Terre'Blanche, leader of the far-right Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) and three associates would face terrorism charges. They have been accused of attempting or planning to overthrow the South African government by violent means. These charges emanated from the uncovering of illegal arms caches in different parts of the country, which the authorities established belonged to the AWB, and in particular the four that the Attorney-General believed were the masterminds behind the plot. Terre Blanche and co-accused Petrus Johannes Rudolph applied for and were granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1999.
The Transvaal Attorney General announced that Eugène Terre'Blanche, leader of the far-right Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) and three associates would face terrorism charges. They have been accused of attempting or planning to overthrow the South African government by violent means. These charges emanated from the uncovering of illegal arms caches in different parts of the country, which the authorities established belonged to the AWB, and in particular the four that the Attorney-General believed were the masterminds behind the plot. Terre Blanche and co-accused Petrus Johannes Rudolph applied for and were granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1999.