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FILE: British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Picture: AFP.

Global citizen festival

Big Concerts, FNB Stadium: We won't have a Global Citizens problem at Ed Sheeran

By Katleho Sekhotho

Security at the stadium was criticised last December after some people who attended the Global Citizen Festival were assaulted and robbed.

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