‘Anything could have happened to her’: Taxi strike a tale of suffering for children, elderly

One 11-year-old boy set off to walk 30km home after school

06 August 2023 - 00:00 By SIPOKAZI FOKAZI, Kim Swartz and PHILANI NOMBEMBE

When his school transport did not arrive to fetch him from school on Thursday due to the taxi protests, 11-year-old Qaqambile Mthiyane decided to walk home...

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