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Riots erupt again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice again bans public meetings u
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- 30 Sep 2019
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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, July 31). Riots erupt again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice again bans public meetings u. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089297
South African History Online (2012) 'Riots erupt again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice again bans public meetings u', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089297 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Riots erupt again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice again bans public meetings u [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089297, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Riots erupt again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice again bans public meetings u." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089297. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Riots erupt again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice again bans public meetings u." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089297.
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