The article describes the experiences of various members of the Unity Movement and those directly involved with the liberation struggle, and illustrates the animosity of the South African Press towards the the Unity Movement and its affiliates. In the article there are further claims that there been sufficient material to place in the daily newspapers, but that the world will never learn of these as long as there is a conspiracy between the Verwoerd regime and the so-called "free press" of South Africa; a press that seems to be free only to distort the news.
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In Verwoerd's South Africa: a tale of per
- Origin date
- 8 March 1965
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). In Verwoerd's South Africa: a tale of per. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0111289
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"In Verwoerd's South Africa: a tale of per." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0111289. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "In Verwoerd's South Africa: a tale of per." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0111289.
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