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Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071501
South African History Online (2011) 'Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071501 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
South African History Online, Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071501, (accessed 11 October 2026).
"Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071501. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071501.
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