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Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 1, p. 596
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458
South African History Online (2012) 'Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458 (Accessed: 4 August 2026).
South African History Online, Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458, (accessed 4 August 2026).
"Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458.
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