The Minister of Public Services and Adiministration, Collins Chabane, died in a car crash. The fatal crash happened on the N1-26 between Mokopane and Polokwane at around 1am. He was buried in Xikundu village in Limpopo on 21 March 2015, Human rights day.
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Collins Chabane dies in a car crash
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- 22 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 5). Collins Chabane dies in a car crash. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0100218
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South African History Online, Collins Chabane dies in a car crash [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0100218, (accessed 7 October 2026).
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