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  2. 1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash - Wikipedia

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    In January 2003, the Sowetan Sunday World reported that an apartheid era killer and former CCB member, Hans Louw, serving a 28-year term at Baviaanspoort Prison near Pretoria, had confessed to participating in a plot to kill Machel.

  3. Aggrey Klaaste - Wikipedia

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    Aggrey Zola Klaaste OMSG (6 January 1940 – 19 June 2004) was a South African newspaper journalist and editor. He was best known for being editor of the Soweto -based newspaper, the Sowetan, from 1988 to 2002. He introduced the concept of "nation building" while editor of the Sowetan and spent much of his time and energy promoting the idea.

  4. Jacob Zuma - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma ( Zulu: [geɮʱejiɬeˈkisa ˈzʱuma]; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan names Nxamalala and Msholozi.

  5. Soweto uprising - Wikipedia

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    The following year, BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service broadcast a revised version containing fresh interviews, The Day Apartheid Died. [38] The programme was runner-up at the 1998 European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) TV & Radio Awards and also at the 1998 Media Awards of the One World International Broadcasting Trust and was highly ...

  6. Nwabisa Makunga - Wikipedia

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    Makunga was born in Uitenhage. Her mother was a high school pupil at the time, and she was raised by her paternal grandparents, a school principal and a blue collar worker in car manufacturing. As a child, she was inspired to want to become a journalist by the news presenter Noxolo Grootboom 's narration of the 1993 funeral of Chris Hani.

  7. Mponeng Gold Mine - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the most substantial gold mine mines in world in terms of production and magnitude, reaching over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) below the surface. [3] [4] At this depth Mponeng takes the title of world's deepest mine from ground level, with aims to deepen the mine beyond 4km in order to reach more reserves.

  8. Regina Mundi Catholic Church (Soweto) - Wikipedia

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    Regina Mundi (Latin for "Queen of the World"), designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg.

  9. Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest hospital in Africa and third largest hospital in the world. It has 6,760 staff members, 3,400 beds and occupies 70 ha (170 acres). The hospital is located in Soweto, south of Johannesburg. It is one of the 40 Gauteng provincial hospitals, and is financed and managed by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health.