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Ernst Frederik de Swart opens the first coffee house in the Cape when permission is granted to him to serve refreshments to pas
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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. (2012, March 12). Ernst Frederik de Swart opens the first coffee house in the Cape when permission is granted to him to serve refreshments to pas. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076855
South African History Online (2012) 'Ernst Frederik de Swart opens the first coffee house in the Cape when permission is granted to him to serve refreshments to pas', South African History Online, 12 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076855 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Ernst Frederik de Swart opens the first coffee house in the Cape when permission is granted to him to serve refreshments to pas [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076855, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Ernst Frederik de Swart opens the first coffee house in the Cape when permission is granted to him to serve refreshments to pas." South African History Online, 12 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076855. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Ernst Frederik de Swart opens the first coffee house in the Cape when permission is granted to him to serve refreshments to pas." South African History Online. March 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076855.
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