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The Weights and Measures Bill, providing for the metrification of weights and measures, thereby introducing the metric system,
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- 30 Sep 2019
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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.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). The Weights and Measures Bill, providing for the metrification of weights and measures, thereby introducing the metric system,. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071519
South African History Online (2011) 'The Weights and Measures Bill, providing for the metrification of weights and measures, thereby introducing the metric system,', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071519 (Accessed: 2 August 2026).
South African History Online, The Weights and Measures Bill, providing for the metrification of weights and measures, thereby introducing the metric system, [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071519, (accessed 2 August 2026).
"The Weights and Measures Bill, providing for the metrification of weights and measures, thereby introducing the metric system,." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071519. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Weights and Measures Bill, providing for the metrification of weights and measures, thereby introducing the metric system,." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071519.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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