The Herald goes back, way back, to 29 August 1986 for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday.
Burgerlike beskerming in Randfontein het 'n bloeitydperk binnegegaan.
It’s Throwback Thursday, so the Herald went back in time to the very last edition of August 1986.
In that edition, the Herald reported on elderly citizens being targeted in a gambling scam.
In the same edition, Herald readers learnt that heart disease remained the number-one killer in South Africa.
Other interesting headlines at the time were as follows:
• R7-million Doornkop contract
• Lachaim to 19 years for Jewish Women
• Heart disease still number-one killer
• Time runs out, models
• Ozalid donated R500
Die Vroue Landbou-Unie beplan ‘n groot Eeufeesskou en nooi die vroue, mans en kinders van die dorp om artikels te vervaardig en in te skryf vir hierdie reuse skou.Die Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie (EVKOM) het hul nuwe distrikskantore in Randfontein aan die plaaslike publiek en media voorgestel as deel van hul nuwe beleid van beter samewerking en skakeling met hul verbruikers.‘n Man word gesoek nadat ‘n trapfiets en verskeie ander items van ‘n perseel in Randgate verwyder is.A local company won two contracts.Elderly citizens were targeted in a gambling scam. That was a big issue in Randfontein back then.This was a notice urging models to enter Randfontein Herald/Cutex/ Elite hunt.Ram het besluit om nie bome op Nasionale Boomplantdag aan te plant nie, maar wel op 22 Augustus. Die rede hiervoor was dat hulle eers hul terrein deeglik skoongemaak en genoeg plek gemaak het vir verskeie bome wat geplant sou word.
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