Nineteen hostel residents die in Sebokeng in an attempted hostel takeover allegedly by IFP vigilantes, while another eleven die

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South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Nineteen hostel residents die in Sebokeng in an attempted hostel takeover allegedly by IFP vigilantes, while another eleven die. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090650

South African History Online (2012) 'Nineteen hostel residents die in Sebokeng in an attempted hostel takeover allegedly by IFP vigilantes, while another eleven die', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090650 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, Nineteen hostel residents die in Sebokeng in an attempted hostel takeover allegedly by IFP vigilantes, while another eleven die [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090650, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"Nineteen hostel residents die in Sebokeng in an attempted hostel takeover allegedly by IFP vigilantes, while another eleven die." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090650. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Nineteen hostel residents die in Sebokeng in an attempted hostel takeover allegedly by IFP vigilantes, while another eleven die." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090650.