The Browns Farm Public Library in Philippi remains closed more than a year after it was vandalised and looted during destructive protests sparked by the city-wide taxi strike in August 2024; e-hailing drivers threatening to go on strike due to new regulations implemented by companies such as Uber and Bolt; understanding life in Veddrif, the “bokkom capital of the world. Lester Kiewit speaks to GroundUp deputy editor Barbara October about the stories being featured this week.