Claim

Claim 811

On October 19, 1977, the government banned the newspapers The World and Weekend World.

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

Statement: On October 19, 1977, the government banned the newspapers The World and Weekend World.
Field: action
Value: Newspapers banned October 19, 1977
About: incident 1977-south-africa-world-newspaper-banned-qoboza-detained
Source: Black Wednesday, the banning of 19 Black Consciousness Movement Organisations
Publisher: South African History Online
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2019-10-18

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On October 19, 1977, The World and Weekend World were banned.