President P W Botha has discovered a new weapon in his attempts to combat the increasing international pressure for economic sanctions against South Africa.
Archive record
Botha's new 'weapon'

- Origin date
- April 1983
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Botha's new 'weapon'. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/R-0106971
South African History Online (2016) 'Botha's new 'weapon'', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/R-0106971 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).
South African History Online, Botha's new 'weapon' [website], https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/R-0106971, (accessed 25 July 2026).
"Botha's new 'weapon'." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/R-0106971. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Botha's new 'weapon'." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/R-0106971.
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