First a stroke, then a brick to her head

Saffron Shaw was recovering from a debilitating stroke when she got caught in Cape Town’s taxi strike 10 months later — and a brick thrown through her car window smashed into her head

27 August 2023 - 00:00

A brick hurled through a car window by protesters at the height of the recent taxi protests in Cape Town has had devastating repercussions for graphic designer Saffron Shaw...

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