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May 21, 2017 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
The pressure on some people actually causes them to do strange things. There is going to be a surprising twist to the protest against value added tax on tuition fees. One parent is going to seek some return for the tax only to be told that the government is to be blamed.
However, it is to be found that many of the schools are not even transferring the tax to the government, choosing to use it as additional income.
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The recent murder in Linden is going to spark a further look at reports to the police about abuse. Some ranks actually ignore the reports given that many come from a society in which abuse is accepted. However, social pressure is going to force the change, even to the point that some ranks are going to be disciplined.
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Another drug bust has been recorded and as is expected, there is going to be talk about an execution. Investigators are going to focus on a recent killing, linking it to the drug bust. The belief is that there is always an execution whenever there is a drug bust.
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