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Helen Joseph is the first person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act.
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- 01Joseph, H. (1986). Side by Side: the autobiography of Helen Joseph, London: Zed, p. 122
- 02Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2
- 03Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Helen Joseph is the first person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092367
South African History Online (2012) 'Helen Joseph is the first person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act. ', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092367 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, Helen Joseph is the first person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092367, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"Helen Joseph is the first person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act. ." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092367. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Helen Joseph is the first person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act. ." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092367.
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