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Prime Minister Vorster officially opens the Orange-Fish River Tunnel, believed to be the world’s longest continuous tunnel (c.5
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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). Prime Minister Vorster officially opens the Orange-Fish River Tunnel, believed to be the world’s longest continuous tunnel (c.5. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090060
South African History Online (2012) 'Prime Minister Vorster officially opens the Orange-Fish River Tunnel, believed to be the world’s longest continuous tunnel (c.5', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090060 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).
South African History Online, Prime Minister Vorster officially opens the Orange-Fish River Tunnel, believed to be the world’s longest continuous tunnel (c.5 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090060, (accessed 11 August 2026).
"Prime Minister Vorster officially opens the Orange-Fish River Tunnel, believed to be the world’s longest continuous tunnel (c.5." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090060. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Prime Minister Vorster officially opens the Orange-Fish River Tunnel, believed to be the world’s longest continuous tunnel (c.5." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090060.
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