Sydney Percival Bunting, South African communist and labour union leader, died at the age of 53 in Johannesburg, from stroke related disease. Bunting played an instrumental role in the formation of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA).

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Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar. Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.