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- ↑ Kiloh, Margaret; Sibeko, Archie (2000). A Fighting Union. Randburg: Ravan Press. p. xxxii. ISBN 0869755277.
- ↑ Hlanganani Basebenzi, South African History, https://www.saha.org.za/workers/working_under_apartheid.htm
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