today in history

1896 Railway trucks loaded with between 56 and 60 tons of dynamite explode at Braamfontein station, Johannesburg, when hit by a shunting train. Estimates put the death toll at 62, but it may be as high as 350.

1988 A bomb shatters a crowded bank office in Windhoek, killing 14 people and injuring 31.

1989 Four people are arrested at Winnie Mandela’s Johannesburg home in connection with the death of Stompie Mokhetsi Seipei.

2000 Masibulele Makepula, pictured, wins the WBO junior flyweight title.