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Madi Phala, artist, designer, educator and original herd-boy, was fatally stabbed near his home in Langa, Cape Town.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, February 24). Madi Phala, artist, designer, educator and original herd-boy, was fatally stabbed near his home in Langa, Cape Town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074670
South African History Online (2012) 'Madi Phala, artist, designer, educator and original herd-boy, was fatally stabbed near his home in Langa, Cape Town.', South African History Online, 24 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074670 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, Madi Phala, artist, designer, educator and original herd-boy, was fatally stabbed near his home in Langa, Cape Town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074670, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"Madi Phala, artist, designer, educator and original herd-boy, was fatally stabbed near his home in Langa, Cape Town.." South African History Online, 24 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074670. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Madi Phala, artist, designer, educator and original herd-boy, was fatally stabbed near his home in Langa, Cape Town.." South African History Online. February 24, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074670.
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