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Taxi drivers shut down Free State town for two days over permit feud – News from GroundUp

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Taxi drivers shut down Free State town for two days over permit feud: They are demanding that cabs without permits be barred from operating on their routes
Source: GroundUp News.

Court orders Labia to show film about Israeli occupation of Palestine: “It is clear that it was in the business of hiring out its cinema to screen films that are thought-provoking, hard-hitting and controversial” says judge
Source: GroundUp News.

Northlink students picket for NSFAS payments: Protesters regroup after police disperse them
Source: GroundUp News.

Top scientists slam government for not using AstraZeneca vaccines: “South Africa has squandered the opportunity to protect half a million of its most vulnerable citizens”
Source: GroundUp News.

Taxi drivers take revenge on protesters: Shacks set alight after a taxi was stoned during protests in the Delft area, Cape Town
Source: GroundUp News.

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GroundUp started in April 2012 as a joint project of Community Media Trust and the University of Cape Town’s Centre for Social Science Research.

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