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Claim

Claim 812

Qoboza was taken into detention and held for five months under section 10 of the Internal Security Act at Modderbee Prison.

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

Statement
Qoboza was taken into detention and held for five months under section 10 of the Internal Security Act at Modderbee Prison.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Detention under Internal Security Act
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

Quotation from the source

was taken into detention and held for five months under section 10 of the Internal Security Act in Modderbee Prison.