An 18-year-old from Mfuleni was swept out to sea at Glen Beach on Saturday evening. Rescue teams searched by air, sea and along the shoreline, but had not located him at the time of publication…
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The Assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd in Parliament (1966): On September 6, 1966, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd—widely regarded as the chief architect of apartheid—was stabbed to death inside the House of Assembly in Cape Town by parliamentary messenger Dimitri Tsafendas. The shocking news sent shockwaves through international news outlets, highlighting the deep instability and brutal political environment of South Africa at the time.
