Cyril Ramaphosa, a lawyer and General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa, was arrested in Lebowa, on charge of organising or planning to take part in a meeting in Namakgale. The local magistrate had banned meetings in the town.
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Cyril Ramaphosa is arrested
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- 23 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2019, August 23). Cyril Ramaphosa is arrested. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149136
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