Apartheid flag for sale: Cape Town motorists furious over N7 display

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Apartheid flag for sale: Cape Town motorists furious over N7 display

The public display of an apartheid flag - on a stretch of the N7 near Cape Town - has led to several complaints being registered with city officials.

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