Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, the first Black shotokan Karateka and the first South African to obtain his 5th Dan diploma in Japan returns home to a hero's welcome.
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Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome
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- 30 Sep 2019
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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082151
South African History Online (2012) 'Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082151 (Accessed: 2 August 2026).
South African History Online, Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082151, (accessed 2 August 2026).
"Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082151. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082151.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
Manuel Perestrelo visited Cape St Francis in 1575 and named it 'Bahia de Sao Francisco'.
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