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SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid
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- 30 Sep 2019
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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074288
South African History Online (2012) 'SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074288 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074288, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074288. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074288.
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