GEORGE NEWS FLASH - Journalist, Myron Rabinowitz reports that police fired at least six stun grenades at the protestors in the taxi cavalcade in the vicinity of the Usave supermarket as they move down Nelson Mandela Boulevard towards the George Municipality.
Tensions are running high as the police prevented the taxis from also using the two lanes in the direction of Thembalethu for the cavalcade heading towards town.
More information to follow as it becomes available.
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Part of York Street will be closed for the duration of the march. Please take note of the following route changes:
• Buses from the CBD to Denneoord will travel via Cradock Street to Courtenay Street and not via York Street, from 9:00 – 12:00. The reverse route will follow the same route.
• Route 14 (Industria) will not be operational from 08:15 – 12:00.
• Routes 13 (City Loop) and 9 (Industria) will not be operational from 09:00 – 12:00.
• Pacaltsdorp buses into town will travel via Hope Street (from the airport circle) and not via York Street, from 9:00 – 12:00.
• Buses from Blanco to the CBD will do their normal routes, but buses going back to Blanco from the CBD will travel up Meade Street, left into Cathedral Street, left into York Street for a short distance, right into CJ Langenhoven Street, and follow the normal route thereafter.
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