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Taxi road rage video a YouTube hit

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Taxi road rage video a YouTube hit

CCTV footage of a Bloemfontein minibus taxi driver driving into and then cruelly assaulting a pedestrian in a road rage incident in Andries Pretorius Street has attracted international attention after going viral on the internet.

Minibus taxi driver Aggrey Mojanaga, 43, appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on a charge of assault on Monday, but the charge was provisionally withdrawn by the Free State director of public prosecutions due to a lack of evidence. The case may be reopened.

Volksblad has meanwhile ...

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Tyrant Mugabe celebrates 88th birthday in style

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Tyrant Mugabe celebrates 88th birthday in style

Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe will celebrate his 88th birthday with a lavish $1million party, it was reported today.

The elderly president is due to be joined by hundreds of guests from his ruling Zanu-PF at the no-expense-spared bash next week in the eastern city of Mutare.

The celebrations will include a huge birthday cake, three-course dinner, musical gala and beauty pageant, the Mail & Guardian newspaper reported.

But the flashy party is expected to spark outrage in Zimbabwe, where millions remain out of ...

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