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{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Golden handshake for former MM of Collins Chabane". Limpopo Mirror. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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- ↑ "Sacked VBS-linked mayor elected ANC councillor again". The Sowetan. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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