Scenes of chaos as rescuers stand on the roof of the submerged bus, shocked bystanders looking on…
Hierdie gedig is geskryf deur Eurika (de Koker) du Plessis. Eurika is deur haar broer, Theo de Koker, van verdrinking gered. Theo het die Wolraad Woltemade toekenning ontvang as erkenning van sy heldedaad. Onthou Hoe beskryf ek die pyn, wat nooit uit my hart verdwyn,...
Survivors of the 1985 Westdene Dam bus disaster, families of the victims and several dignitaries gathered at the scene of the crash at the weekend to honour the memories of the 42 schoolchildren who died tragically when their school bus plunged into the dam. Read the...
Hierdie boodskap vir Anel Jacobs is ingestuur deur Elize Smith: Anel Ons het jou nooit vergeet Dit is nog net soveel leed Waar ons nou jou graf besoek Gaan daar soveel deur ons gemoed Wens so jy was nog in ons midde Maar ons sal mekaar weer ontmoet tussen Jesus se...
Kranslegging Seremonie 'n Kranslegging word beplan vir Jeugdag, 16 Junie 2013, om die slagoffers van die Westdene busramp van 1985 te herdenk. Ons moedig almal aan wat deur die ramp geraak is om die seremonie by te woon en die 42 kinders wat op 27 Maart 1985 hul...
Beeld WesRand Talle mense het onlangs ’n kranslegging tydens die 27ste herdenking van die Westdene-busramp bygewoon. Twee van die oorlewendes, Elize Venter (42) van Radiokop, wes van Johannesburg, en Chantelle Parker (43), eienaar van ’n motorwerkswinkel in die suide...
Beeld ’n Man wat op Facebook rassistiese opmerkings oor die Westdene-busramp gemaak het, het gister blomme op die grafte van die slagoffers gesit. “Ek is werklik jammer oor wat ek gesê het,” het Zama Khumalo (24) in die Wespark-begraafplaas in Johannesburg aan Elize...
Zama Khumalo, the man who recently insulted the family and friends of the 42 children who died in the Westdene bus disaster, today complied with a ruling of the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to clean the graves of the deceased children. The event was attended by...
This is a request we received in a comment on https://www.westdene1985.co.za/reports/the-survivors/#comment-506. If there is anyone out there willing to take part, the contact details are below. You can also read more on Welela Studios here: http://www.welela.tv This...
This photo appeared in a Times Live article entitled "Facebook racist opens wounds" by Andile Ndlovu, 06 February, 2013 00:19. It followed racist comments made on Facebook by Zama Khumalo. Read more. Download PDF version.
I was in grade 2 that year in a primary school in Pretoria. 27 March that year was my dad’s 37 birthday, exactly 6 years before my twin brothers’ birth. I may have been 8 years old, but the pictures on the TV news & in newspapers will be with me forever. Rest in peace all who lost their lives, & may our Heavenly Father be with you & your families – forever.
Ons het 21 jaar naby die dam gewoon. Dit was die hartseerste dag in my lewe, want daardie kinders was saam my in die skool, of broers en susters van vriende. Dink aan julle almal Sondag 16 Junie 2013.
Hi daar, was daar, het dit beleef en sal altyd by my wees. Ek woon ook nou met my familie in Engeland. Groete
So very sad, I remember that day so clear, I lived in Mongomery Park and remember seeing the helicopters overhead, I have never been to dam but I often think about that day.. My prayers always with those involved.