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The blaze wiped out the entire Carstens household. Danè Carstens and her two sons Magiel and Pierre-Johan all died in the fire. Hendri Carstens succumbed to his injuries at the Christiaan Barnard Hospital in Cape Town on Sunday evening, a family wrote on Facebook.Image: 123RF/Thuansak Srilao
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‘Our hearts are broken’: tears for families after Kalahari lodge fire

“No-one deserves to die in such a traumatic manner. Our hearts are broken. We are lost for words.” These are the words of a friend of Wilmien Davin — who lost her children Frans-Jan and Eliza (Iza) in a horrific fire at the Blinkwater…

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WATCH: ‘We had to get out of the house!’- Hundreds play in ‘marvellous’ snow outside Cape Town

Snow fell on the high-lying areas surrounding Ceres in the Western Cape. The white capped peaks and snow drew hundreds of visitors on June 11 2020 for some fun, family time and snowball fights. Arena Holdings

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Motorists queue on the Swaarmoed Pass 10km outside Ceres in the Western Cape. Despite floods and the freezing weather conditions locals in the Western Cape increasingly flock to the Ceres area for snowfall sighting. Date: 02 July 2018. Credit: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES
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SNOWFALL ON THE SWAARMOED PASS

Locals enjoy the snowfall on the Swaarmoed Pass 10km outside Ceres in the Western Cape. Despite floods and the freezing weather conditions‚ locals in the Western Cape increasingly flock to the Ceres area for snowfall sighting. Date: 02…

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