# Claim 813

Aggrey Klaaste recalled that police came to his home in Meadowlands on the morning of October 19, 1977, to read him a notice of his detention.

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

- Statement: Aggrey Klaaste recalled that police came to his home in Meadowlands on the morning of October 19, 1977, to read him a notice of his detention.
- Field: journalist_affected
- Value: Klaaste's account of his arrest
- About: [incident 1977-south-africa-world-newspaper-banned-qoboza-detained](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1977-south-africa-world-newspaper-banned-qoboza-detained)
- Source: Lessons from Black Wednesday, by Jerome Klaaste, 18 October 2019. https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/lessons-black-wednesday-jerome-klaaste-18-october-2019
- 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

> They came to my home in Meadowlands, the morning of the 19th, complaining bitterly that we had given them, the police, sleepless nights.

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