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Rovina Petronella Pienaar, wife of the Afrikaans author Sangiro (A.A. Pienaar), is found murdered in her home in Bloemhof.
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South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Rovina Petronella Pienaar, wife of the Afrikaans author Sangiro (A.A. Pienaar), is found murdered in her home in Bloemhof.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073261
South African History Online (2012) 'Rovina Petronella Pienaar, wife of the Afrikaans author Sangiro (A.A. Pienaar), is found murdered in her home in Bloemhof.', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073261 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Rovina Petronella Pienaar, wife of the Afrikaans author Sangiro (A.A. Pienaar), is found murdered in her home in Bloemhof. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073261, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Rovina Petronella Pienaar, wife of the Afrikaans author Sangiro (A.A. Pienaar), is found murdered in her home in Bloemhof.." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073261. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Rovina Petronella Pienaar, wife of the Afrikaans author Sangiro (A.A. Pienaar), is found murdered in her home in Bloemhof.." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073261.
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