Heroes born and died on this day

The image of a yellow double-decker bus, its sides emblazoned with ads for matches, being hauled from the water of the Westdene Dam in Joburg, will forever be etched in the memories of many.

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The date of 27 March, 1985 will live on in the memories of many...and in the nightmares of others.

Like all tragedies it was senseless...even more so because the 42 victims had not even been able to take their first steps on life's road to adulthood. For them, there would be no matric farewells, no university graduations, no nervous days at their first jobs, nor even more nervous walks down the wedding aisle or tense moments waiting for a baby in a maternity theatre.