#ThrowbackThursday – 27 March 1987

The Herald goes back, way back, to 27 March 1987, for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday.

The Herald caught up Cathy Donaldson who was the Westonaria Municipality's telephonist in 1987.

It’s #ThrowbackThursday and the Herald went back in time to 27 March 1987 to see what was in the news.

On the font page of this edition, the Herald announced the then town clerk’s plans for Westonaria’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Cathy Donaldson, a SA Blind Workers Organisation member at the time, was involved in the festivities. The Herald managed to track her down and asked her to tell us what she remembers about the celebration in 1987.

Other news that made headlines at the time includes:

Kiesers word aangemoedig om vir Konserwatiewe Party-kandidaat, dr Connie Mulder te stem.
The Single Parents Association of the West Rand was an active organisation.
Al ooit gehoor van die nooiensboom, waaiboom of sambreelboom soos die Afrikaansprekendes hom noem? Die boom van die jaar vir 1987 – die kiepersol – was nogsteeds so genoem in sommige van ons landdele.
The retailer hosted a cheese and wine function in 1987 to raise funds.
The front page article of the Herald’s 27 March 1987 edition gave a sneak preview of the programme for Westonaria’s 50 years celebrations.
The anti-stress campaign launched by the South African Amateur Gymnastics was spear-headed by health and fitness expert Dagmar Munn from America.
Die eerste Kenny Jacobs/ Ohllsonns 15km-wedloop in Randfontein het 1 600 atlete van oraloor getrek. Die wedloop is deur Matthews Loop-en-Val Motshwarateu (op foto) van die Ebony-klub in ‘n pragtyd van 45:39 gewen.

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