Archive record
Hostel war: searching for an alternative to hell
- Origin date
- November 1977
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Hostel war: searching for an alternative to hell. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111096
South African History Online (2016) 'Hostel war: searching for an alternative to hell', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111096 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, Hostel war: searching for an alternative to hell [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111096, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"Hostel war: searching for an alternative to hell." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111096. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Hostel war: searching for an alternative to hell." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111096.
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