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On Thursday morning at around 6am, staff at the Fairview racecourse in Port Elizabeth began a violent protest that culminated in the slaughter of a horse and others being wounded.Image: Annelisa Swana
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Protest leading to hacking of horse has been simmering for months

The International Racing Club has called the incident at the Fairview racecourse in Port Elizabeth a “low day in SA history for horse racing”. On Thursday morning about 6am staff began a violent protest at the racecourse which culminated…

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Horses slaughtered as racecourse labourers feud

Horses have been slaughtered with pangas as a protest allegedly over UIF non-payment rages at the Fairview racecourse in Port Elizabeth on Thursday morning. Details are sketchy at the moment but according to witness Nikki Durrant, who is…

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