# Claim 810

The Special Branch police arrested The World's editor, Percy Qoboza, and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste, in an operation to shut down the two Black publications.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: The Special Branch police arrested The World's editor, Percy Qoboza, and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste, in an operation to shut down the two Black publications.
- Field: action
- Value: Qoboza and Klaaste arrested
- About: [incident 1977-south-africa-world-newspaper-banned-qoboza-detained](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1977-south-africa-world-newspaper-banned-qoboza-detained)
- Source: Percy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste are arrested by the Special Branch police. https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/percy-qoboza-and-his-deputy-aggrey-klaaste-are-arrested-special-branch-police
- Publisher: South African History Online
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2013-10-17

## Quotation from the source

> The editor of The World and Weekend World, Percy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste were arrested by the Special Branch police in a mission to shut down the two Black publications.

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