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- ↑ Official list Archived 2008-02-15 at the Wayback Machine of prizes and awards of the South African Academy of Science and Arts (in Afrikaans). Accessed 31 January 2008.
- ↑ List of recipients of the Alba Bouwer Prize Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine at storiewerf.co.za (in Afrikaans). Accessed 26 January 2008.
- ↑ "Alba Bouwerprys". Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
