A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers.

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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

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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090109

South African History Online (2012) 'A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090109 (Accessed: 27 August 2026).

South African History Online, A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090109, (accessed 27 August 2026).

"A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090109. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "A three-day strike starts in Soweto by between 150,000 and 200,000 workers.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090109.