{"id":117966,"date":"2016-04-11T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T09:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117966\/twitter-remembers-ellis-park-disaster\/"},"modified":"2016-04-11T11:51:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T09:51:02","slug":"twitter-remembers-ellis-park-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/04\/11\/twitter-remembers-ellis-park-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter remembers Ellis Park Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 11 April 2001, a soccer game between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandopiratesfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando Pirates <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaizerchiefs.com\/kc_home.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Kaizer Chiefs<\/a> at Ellis Park Stadium became the site of South Africa\u2019s worst sporting tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>43 soccer fans died during a stampede at the Johannesburg stadium because of overcrowding.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Fans, media outlets and sporting bodies took to Twitter to commemorate the tragic event on its 15 year anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the posts remembering the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22Ellis%20Park%22&amp;src=tren\" target=\"_blank\">#EllisParkDisaster<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On this day in 2001, 43 football fans died at Ellis Park Stadium. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/WeWillNeverForget?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeWillNeverForget<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/EllisParkDisaster?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EllisParkDisaster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EKTtKFxRvO\">pic.twitter.com\/EKTtKFxRvO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #MiddendorpOut (@Thabiso_Dlamini) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Thabiso_Dlamini\/status\/719417223274741761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TODAY marks 15 years since the worst sporting tragedy in the country.<\/p>\n<p>At least 43 people died at the Ellis Park&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rlRUGugI3P\">https:\/\/t.co\/rlRUGugI3P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Excy (@Excy89) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Excy89\/status\/719418365035593729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today marks 15 years since the Ellis Park disaster&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ABZ64P4tXr\">https:\/\/t.co\/ABZ64P4tXr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VDkVq1Km6m\">pic.twitter.com\/VDkVq1Km6m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ewnupdates\/status\/719380111108100096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SAFA_Net?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SAFA_Net<\/a> @Orlando_Pirates <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KaizerChiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KaizerChiefs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OfficialPSL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OfficialPSL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/COSATU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COSATU<\/a> remembers fallen football fans at Ellis Park stampede <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N1DxwhERGF\">pic.twitter.com\/N1DxwhERGF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_cosatu\/status\/719374583669895168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">15 years since Ellis Park stampede|<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/etn8mtoAMk\">https:\/\/t.co\/etn8mtoAMk<\/a><br \/>@Orlando_Pirates <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KaizerChiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KaizerChiefs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OfficialPSL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OfficialPSL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HIjMYUn4yN\">pic.twitter.com\/HIjMYUn4yN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Afro Voice (@AfroVoiceNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AfroVoiceNews\/status\/719317548299370496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude4fEllis Park Disaster\ud83d\ude4f 15th Anniversary <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KaizerChiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KaizerChiefs<\/a>  \ud83d\udc9b\u270c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cXiQTcxQz1\">pic.twitter.com\/cXiQTcxQz1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vina , Corporate Communications Manager (@alfavina) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alfavina\/status\/719365279915106307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seeking families of the April 11 2001 Ellis Park disaster <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fTMGDoNnYW\">https:\/\/t.co\/fTMGDoNnYW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ztfSd4BrgG\">pic.twitter.com\/ztfSd4BrgG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; City Press (@City_Press) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/City_Press\/status\/718464816403374080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;Let&#39;s never forget Ellis Park&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nkareng?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nkareng<\/a> story  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IIjVZdZyNY\">https:\/\/t.co\/IIjVZdZyNY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZAZPK4LF2\">pic.twitter.com\/XZAZPK4LF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sangxa (@sangxa) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sangxa\/status\/718311128107978753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today marks 15 years since 43 fans lost their lives in the Ellis Park Stadium Disaster. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/KickOff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KickOff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2dHAr1dXcP\">https:\/\/t.co\/2dHAr1dXcP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KickOff Online (@KickOffMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KickOffMagazine\/status\/719416361970180096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/uYenkhosi\/status\/719410905637863425<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='8f5a87906db1b5372815e95644395fca'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the 15 year anniversary of the Ellis Park Disaster and people have taken to Twitter to remember the tragic event that claimed the lives of 43 soccer fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7783,"featured_media":117967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Caxton Central","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[10569,3305,3213,5517,10570,2362,1186],"class_list":["post-117966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-ellis-park-stadium","tag-history","tag-johannesburg","tag-orlando-pirates","tag-soccer-kaizer-chiefs","tag-south-africa","tag-twitter"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["Ellis Park stadium","history","Johannesburg","orlando pirates","soccer Kaizer Chiefs","South Africa","Twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7783"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}