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The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first time allowed to buy liquor freely, comes into effect.
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- 01Kalley, 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 10). The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first time allowed to buy liquor freely, comes into effect.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089772
South African History Online (2012) 'The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first time allowed to buy liquor freely, comes into effect.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089772 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).
South African History Online, The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first time allowed to buy liquor freely, comes into effect. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089772, (accessed 11 August 2026).
"The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first time allowed to buy liquor freely, comes into effect.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089772. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first time allowed to buy liquor freely, comes into effect.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089772.
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