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Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02https://www.news24.com
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089605
South African History Online (2012) 'Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg. ', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089605 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089605, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg. ." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089605. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg. ." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089605.
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