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IN CONVERSATION WITH XOLANI FIHLA

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If you’re heading out onto Johannesburg’s roads this morning, you may want to think twice before taking that shortcut you’ve used a hundred times.
Johannesburg has been battered by heavy rain, and yesterday we saw just how quickly conditions can become dangerous.
At Siemert Road and Currey Street in Doornfontein, several vehicles became submerged and trapped in floodwater. JMPD officers had to get onto the scene to manage traffic, assist stranded motorists and divert people away from the flooded area.
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