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A commission of inquiry into malpractices in South African prisons is ordered by the Minister of Justice, following disturbance
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). A commission of inquiry into malpractices in South African prisons is ordered by the Minister of Justice, following disturbance. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091726
South African History Online (2012) 'A commission of inquiry into malpractices in South African prisons is ordered by the Minister of Justice, following disturbance', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091726 (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
South African History Online, A commission of inquiry into malpractices in South African prisons is ordered by the Minister of Justice, following disturbance [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091726, (accessed 7 November 2026).
"A commission of inquiry into malpractices in South African prisons is ordered by the Minister of Justice, following disturbance." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091726. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "A commission of inquiry into malpractices in South African prisons is ordered by the Minister of Justice, following disturbance." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091726.
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