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According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in the east and a whirlwind
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- 01Cameron, T. (ed)(1986). An Illustrated History of South Africa, Johannesburg: Ball
- 02Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 198.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, February 17). According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in the east and a whirlwind. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074146
South African History Online (2012) 'According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in the east and a whirlwind', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074146 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).
South African History Online, According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in the east and a whirlwind [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074146, (accessed 5 August 2026).
"According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in the east and a whirlwind." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074146. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "According to Nongqawuse’s prophecy to the Xhosa people, on this day the sun will rise and set again in the east and a whirlwind." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074146.
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