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Category: 1962 to 1984

1962 to 1984 Courts & Crime

The Scissors Murder: The Bellville Crime That Shocked a Nation

Staff Writer30 July 202630 July 2026

A reconstruction of the murder of Susanna Magdalena van der Linde, the trial of Marlene Lehnberg and Marthinus Choegoe, and the tragedy that followed By The Cape Chronicle Investigative Desk…

Plegtige inwyding van die Afrikaanse Taalmonument op Paarlberg
1962 to 1984 Cape History Special Historical Feature

Plegtige inwyding van die Afrikaanse Taalmonument op Paarlberg

Staff Writer10 October 19752 August 2026

‘n Gedenkteken vir Afrikaans Paarl, 10 Oktober 1975. – Onder helder lentelug en met die majestueuse Drakensteinberge as agtergrond, is die Afrikaanse Taalmonument vandag op Paarlberg met groot plegtigheid ingewy.…

Prime Minister Verwoerd Stabbed to Death in the House of Assembly
1962 to 1984 Cape History Politics & Provincial Government

Prime Minister Verwoerd Stabbed to Death in the House of Assembly

Staff Writer6 September 19668 October 2026

CAPE TOWN, 6 September 1966. Dr. Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, Prime Minister of the Republic, was stabbed to death on the floor of the House of Assembly shortly after 2 p.m.…

Motorist’s Midnight Encounter With Stray Horses Raises Questions of Responsibility
1962 to 1984 Courts & Crime

Motorist’s Midnight Encounter With Stray Horses Raises Questions of Responsibility

Staff Writer20 August 196420 July 2026

Norvalspont, Cape Province, August 1964 — A quiet journey along the lonely tarred road between Norvalspont and Venterstad ended in a frightening collision during the early hours of the morning…

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