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Photo of police riot gear

Photo of police riot gear

Police riot gear is seen below a cross outside the St. Georges Cathedral before the starts of The State of the Nation Address (SONA)
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Date taken
9 February 2017
Photo by
Ashraf Hendricks
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Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp
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Police,  SONA,  State of the Nation Address

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