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Collected Item: “Analysis of a news article about state restrictions on the informal taxi industry in South Africa”

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Analysis of a news article about state restrictions on the informal taxi industry in South Africa

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text analysis of a news article written about Covid-19 regulations

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I am from South Africa. I wrote this analysis of a news article about Covid-19 regulations on the taxi industry in South Africa because during the pandemic I have heard many middle class people complain that working class people are irresponsible for traveling in crowded taxi's to work. My analysis pushes against this narrative, and illustrates how restricting the taxi industry is unjust, oppressive and unhelpful. Moreover, I suggest some alternative ways government can be helping.

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#SouthAfrica, #NewsAnalysis, #Taxi, #Restrictions, #Covid-19, #Covid-19Restrictions, #RuleofLaw, #CapeTown, #workingclass, #workersrights

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https://mg.co.za/coronavirus-essentials/2020-07-13-taxis-and-covid-19-the-ideal-doesnt-exist/

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self-written analysis

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2022-05-16
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