# Black Wednesday, the banning of 19 Black Consciousness Movement Organisations

South African History Online, 2019-10-18

- Address: https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/black-wednesday-banning-19-black-consciousness-movement-organisations
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-26
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [South Africa bans The World and Weekend World newspapers and detains editor Percy Qoboza](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1977-south-africa-world-newspaper-banned-qoboza-detained)
- [Claim 811: On October 19, 1977, the government banned the newspapers The World and Weekend World.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/811)
- [Claim 812: Qoboza was taken into detention and held for five months under section 10 of the Internal Security Act at Modderbee Prison.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/812)

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