20 January 2005
Warlord Thomas Shabalala is shot
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Ndlovu, V.B, (2005), IFP condems the killing of Shabalala, from Inkatha Freedom Party, 21 January, [online], Available at www.ifp.org.za [Accessed: 19 January 2013]
- 02Baloyi J.S. (2002). An Investigation into Vigilantes and Political Violence in KwaZulu-Natal, 1985 - 1994, UP: Pretoria.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Warlord Thomas Shabalala is shot. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013635
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