WATCH | Government staffer shot in Middledrift protests

Woman, 38, hit by rubber bullets as violence spills over at taxi rank

A woman was shot twice with rubber bullets yesterday during a protest in Middledrift and Debe Nek.
Protesters barricaded the roads leading in and out of the small town of Middledrift, meaning motorists on the R53 between Alice and King William’s Town could not pass.
Police spokesman Captain Khaya Tonjeni said 14 people were arrested in Debe Nek and charged with public violence. More arrests were imminent as the protest continued.
Zimkhitha Ntsangani, 38, said she was shot while waiting at the taxi rank for a ride to work...

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