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- 1 2 "Tiki Nxumalo: 1950–2015". The Ulwazi Programme.
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- ↑ eNCA. "Generations actor Tiki Nxumalo dies". enca.com.
- 1 2 "Generations actor Tiki "Sompisi" Nxumalo dies". The New Age. South Africa. 13 October 2021.
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