#ThrowBackThursday: This week in 1995

Here are some of the stories that were making headlines this week in 1995

January 24, 2019

Ronelle Mungaroo Less than a minute

A January 27, 1995 edition of the Estcourt and Midlands News.

1. Agreement on eviction moratorium – A meeting between farmers, farm workers and members of the KZN Parliament and Land Affairs resulted in an agreement to a three-month moratorium on evictions.

2. Loskop atrocities continue – Six people died in one week in the political faction fighting in Loskop.

3. Intrepid travellers – Old Estcourt resident Maurice Williamson and his son Kent, were inspired to cycle from the mouth of the Orange River to the mouth of the Tugela River.

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January 24, 2019

Ronelle Mungaroo Less than a minute

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