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- 1 2 Mkentane, Odwa (March 10, 2020). "Police closing in on more suspects after Khayelitsha tavern shooting". Cape Times . IOL . Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ↑ Evans, Jenni (March 8, 2020). "'These people are monsters': Parly's police committee on Khayelitsha massacre". News24 . Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Body of seventh Khayelitsha shooting victim found". IOL . March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Suspected, 32, arrested over Khayelitsha bloodbath". IOL . March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ↑ Dolley, Caryn (November 27, 2023). "Khayelitsha massacre: Cape cops 'snitched on witness to gang'". Daily Maverick . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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