The new Apartheid established Soweto township Council, under the Chairmanship of David Thebehali is given considerable powers. Its decisions have to be ratified by the Minister of Plural Relations.
eventREF E-0012352Revised
15 June 1978
New Soweto Council is inaugurated
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01SAHO Ngoako David Thebehali [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 14 June 2013]
- 02South Africa Info Soweto, heartbeat of the nation [online] Available at: www.southafrica.info [Accessed on 14 June 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). New Soweto Council is inaugurated. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012352
South African History Online (2011) 'New Soweto Council is inaugurated', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012352 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
South African History Online, New Soweto Council is inaugurated [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012352, (accessed 7 October 2026).
"New Soweto Council is inaugurated." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012352. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "New Soweto Council is inaugurated." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012352.
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