Five men are burned to death in Mdantsane, Ciskei. Mr M. Vellum escapes after already set alight with the five who died.

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01South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 106

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South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Five men are burned to death in Mdantsane, Ciskei. Mr M. Vellum escapes after already set alight with the five who died.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073254

South African History Online (2012) 'Five men are burned to death in Mdantsane, Ciskei. Mr M. Vellum escapes after already set alight with the five who died.', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073254 (Accessed: 20 September 2026).

South African History Online, Five men are burned to death in Mdantsane, Ciskei. Mr M. Vellum escapes after already set alight with the five who died. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073254, (accessed 20 September 2026).

"Five men are burned to death in Mdantsane, Ciskei. Mr M. Vellum escapes after already set alight with the five who died.." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073254. Accessed 20 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Five men are burned to death in Mdantsane, Ciskei. Mr M. Vellum escapes after already set alight with the five who died.." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073254.