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Occupation of roads \u2018a weapon\u2019<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Occupation of roads ‘a weapon’:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Arterial occupation has become the soft underbelly protesters around South Africa have exposed, often with devastating consequences, to get their voices heard. The estimated R300 million in damages resulting from two protest actions on the N3 at the Mooi River Plaza over a month are crude reminders of how effective this “weapon of choice” has become.<\/p>\n

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