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Wits Journalism students shot with rubber bullets by SAPS.

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Two young student journalists Nondumiso Lehutso and Aphelele Buqwana's first experience of reporting live from the scene turned into trauma, as they were shot with rubber bullets by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), while covering the protests over the financial exclusion of some students at the university.

VOW FM host Harvey T chats to Nondumiso Lehutso about the brutal experience of getting shot by the SAPS while innocently reporting on the protest.
12 Mar 2021 English South Africa Technology · Music

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