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EFF calls for release of impounded taxis in Cape Town, but condemns violence | News24

The EFF in the Cape Metro has come out in support of an ongoing taxi protest, sparked by a permit dispute between the City of Cape Town and taxi operators, and is calling for the immediate release of all impounded taxis.

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