The front page with headline 'First Black vice chairman for WR-RSC.
It’s Throwback Thursday and the Herald went back in time to 7 August 1987 when history was made.
The Herald reported on the front page that the West Rand Regional Services Council (WR-RSC) elected their executive committee and vice-chairman in council. For the first time since its inception a black person was elected as vice-chairman.
The vice-chairman of the WR RSC is Alfred Thekwane of Mohlakeng.
View other interesting headlines at the time below:
Daar was groot opgewondenheid oor die Gold Reef Toyota Classic fietsrenkermesse wat in Randfontein aangebied is.The Herald reported that St Catherine’s Convent School will host the final Transvaal Drum Majorette Association league contest of the year at the school and the adjoining Laerskool Florida sports field. Between 20 and 30 drummie squads and 1 000 girls were expected to participate.Gateway Take Aways in Uniestraat Randgate het aangekondig dat hulle ‘n nuwe eienaar, Faan Fritz het. Hy het daarop aanspraak gemaak dat hy egte skaapvleis gebruik en dat hy al die vleis wat hy gebruik self uitsoek voor hy dit koop.Die Coca-Cola Aandreeks, geborg deur Amalgamated Beverage Industries (Wes-Rand) het op Saterdag, 8 Augustus afgeskop. Hierdie toernooi het reeds in 1986 bewys dat dit enig in sy soort in Transvaal is. As gevolg hiervan is ‘n kontrak en ‘n borgskap van R45 000 losgeslaan.Krugersdorp Inryteater het twee groot flieks geadverteer – Tough Guys met Kirk Douglas en Burt Lancaster, en No Mercy met Richard Gere en Kim Basinger.Die Herald het berig dat Randfontein Rugbyklub teen Pirates op die HF Verwoerd Stadion sal kragte meet. Wat hierdie wedstryd anders gemaak het, is die feit dat die klub vir die eerste keer in sy geskiedenis ‘n borg aanvaar het. Op die foto is Hans Fourie van Wesfab en Johan Rossouw, voorsitter van Randfontein Rugbyklub.The old Patons Wool Shop was gutted by a devastating fire and numerous firefighters from Randfontein struggled for at least two hours to get the blaze under control. The fire was presumably started by some smouldering waste material that caught alight during removal operations.
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