2.8. The sjambok (whip) was a major weapon in the hands of the South
African police. In June 1959, at Cato Ma nor near Durban, police used
sjamboks to beat African women who were protesting the
government 's decision to create a monopoly of beer canteens, thus
depriving the women of a customary source of income.
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