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Brenda Fassi, SA diva, dies in her sleep. She was admitted to the Sunninghill Hospital after an asthma attack two weeks previou
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South African History Online. (2012, May 7). Brenda Fassi, SA diva, dies in her sleep. She was admitted to the Sunninghill Hospital after an asthma attack two weeks previou. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082868
South African History Online (2012) 'Brenda Fassi, SA diva, dies in her sleep. She was admitted to the Sunninghill Hospital after an asthma attack two weeks previou', South African History Online, 7 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082868 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).
South African History Online, Brenda Fassi, SA diva, dies in her sleep. She was admitted to the Sunninghill Hospital after an asthma attack two weeks previou [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082868, (accessed 5 October 2026).
"Brenda Fassi, SA diva, dies in her sleep. She was admitted to the Sunninghill Hospital after an asthma attack two weeks previou." South African History Online, 7 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082868. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Brenda Fassi, SA diva, dies in her sleep. She was admitted to the Sunninghill Hospital after an asthma attack two weeks previou." South African History Online. May 7, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082868.
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