• 'n Man het op 11 Augustus by sy huis in Homelake aangekom, by die ingangsportaal van die woonstel ingegaan waarna hy deur 'n jong seun van ongeveer 16 met 'n vuurwapen aangehou is. Die man is gevra om sy beursie aan die seun te oorhandig. Die man het daarin geslaag om die seun te oorrompel en die geweer afgeneem. Die seun het toe gevlug.
It’s Throwback Thursday, so the Herald went back in time to 26 September 1986, with the highlight story being on the front page with headlineEscom Wins Award.
The Herald reported at the time that after being open for only one month, the Electricity Supply Commission (Escom) Randfontein has already distinguished itself by winning a prestigious safety award. Mr JHJ van Rensburg, superintendent for maintenance and installations had won the Good Housekeeping Award for his company.
The front page with headline Escom Wins Award.
Other interesting headlines at the time:
• Mense van Randfontein en omliggende gebiede kon op 11 Oktober ‘n Country Bonanza by Wienerland bywoon waar hulle die room van Suid-Afrikaanse country-sangers kon sien optree. Hulle is Gene Rockwell, Joanna Field, Tommy Dell, Caroline du Preez, Dickie en Karleen Loader, Tony Steyn, Lance James, George Dee en die Belmonts.• Link-apteek het ‘n advertensie geplaas vir ‘n pak van 24 weggooidoeke teen slegs R14.• Daardie week se Huis van die Week was ‘n drieslaapkamerwoning wat in die mark was teen die weggeeprys van R62 000.Annelie du Plessis was daardie week gekroon as Riebeeck se lentekoninging.• Die Vriendskaptuiste in Randfontein neem afskeid van dr Joubert wat vir ‘n klompie jare diens gedoen het as distriksgeneesheer van die tehuis. Die nuwe distriksgeneesheer, dr Otto is toe ook sommer verwelkom.• Spring is in the air and the flowers are blooming, such as these magnificent Proteas, our national flower.• Barclays het ‘n advertensie geplaas van twee seuns wat lemonade vir slegs 5 sent verkoop het.• This week’s recipe is called ‘Hutspot’ – said to be a traditional Dutch recipe.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
