
Image Number:
APN116272
APN116272
Title: Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 1423 Description: South Africa, 1978. Bubbles Mpondo: Actress. The female eyebrow raiser is none other than famous Joburg black model, Faith "Bubbles" Mpondo. The world isn't going to forget us in a hurry". muscleman Jannie Beetge told Drum a year ago when his much-publicised affair with top black model Bubbles Mpondo was hot news. 18 months later he was proved right when the two lovers were found shot dead in their Jo'burg flat. In this exclusive interview Stanley Motjuwadi speaks to close friends of the couple who told him that it was not the first time that Jannie had shot at Bubbles during their stormy relationship. Bubbles Mpondo: On 24 August 1978, this international beauty queen was found shot dead between her eyes - execution style. City: Johannesburg Province or State: Gauteng Country: South Africa Date Created: 02-01-1978 Creator: Drum Social Histories Credit Notice: Drum Magazine photographer / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures Keywords:- Drum Magazine social history photographs
- South Africa edition 1423
- Africa
- periodicals
- apartheid
- anti-apartheid
- models
- modelling
- fashion
- women
- girls
- casual wear
- formal wear
- cover girls
- dresses
- style
- fashion houses
- costumes
- clothing
- attire
- fabrics
- catwalk
- Nobantu Faith Mpondo
- Faith Bubbles Mpondo
- Bubbles Mpondo
- Jannie Beetge
- Afrikaners
- body builders
- lovers
- executions
- murders
- shootings
- Jannie Beetge
- racists
- racism
- mixed marriages
- racial segregation
- Immorality Act 1957
- criminalised sexual relations
- White and Non-white
- government
- legislation
- National Party
- Immorality Act
- South Africa
- 1978