Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo

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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091292

South African History Online (2012) 'Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091292 (Accessed: 21 September 2026).

South African History Online, Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091292, (accessed 21 September 2026).

"Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091292. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Ingrid Jonker, SA poet whose poem ‘Die Kind’ was read by President Nelson Mandela during his first opening of parliament, is bo." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091292.