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Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, dies in Teyateyaneng, Ba
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 485
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South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, dies in Teyateyaneng, Ba. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090794
South African History Online (2012) 'Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, dies in Teyateyaneng, Ba', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090794 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, dies in Teyateyaneng, Ba [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090794, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, dies in Teyateyaneng, Ba." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090794. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, Basuto author who tried to capture the customs and spirit of the African people, dies in Teyateyaneng, Ba." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090794.
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