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Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 21). Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069925
South African History Online (2011) 'Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in', South African History Online, 21 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069925 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069925, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in." South African History Online, 21 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069925. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Dr Robert Smit, National Party MP for Springs, and his wife, Jean-Cora, are murdered in their home in Springs. The TRC found in." South African History Online. November 21, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069925.
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