UPDATE: 09/12/2019 9 DECEMBER 1957, Harry Oppenheimer becomes Chairman of the De Beers Board. 9 DECEMBER 1977, Abraham Kotze dies in a veld fire attempting to save a fellow firefighter. AWIE KOTZE DIES IN BRAVE ATTEMPT TO RESCUE FELLOW FIREFIGHTER ...
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22 March 1978, Abraham Kotze (pictured) posthumously awarded the Chamber of Mines Award for Bravery. (The presentation of the Chamber of Mines Bronze Medal. Mrs Hetta Kotze (pictured) receiving the Bronze Medal from Chamber of Mines President LWP van den Bosch ...
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