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The stuffed toy snake which OR Tambo International Airport security refused to allow on board on Saturday morning.Image: Twitter/@Nicole_Fritz
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OR Tambo airport defends barring boy’s toy snake from flight

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport has defended stopping a five-year-old boy from boarding a flight with a stuffed toy snake as his hand luggage. Airport spokesperson Leigh Gunkel-Keuler said security personnel did what they…

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The rain brought much-needed relief and will indeed assist firefighters who are in the fire-line.Image: cw101 via Twitter
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Overnight rain dampens down Garden Route blazes

The burning Garden Route gave a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday after overnight rain came to its rescue. “The rain that fell in the Garden Route area [on Tuesday] night brought much-needed relief and will indeed assist firefighters…

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