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SPLAB

e open the 2020 Splab account between the piers as legendary Durban beachfront carguard, has finally called it a day after looking after the rides of the city’s surfers for over 17 years, retiring to a smallholding in Johannesburg to work with his sister. It’s quite often a thankless job, standing in the baking heat, holding the keys to millions of Rands’ worth of automobile, with criminals and car thieves waiting to pounce. But Sean always stood his ground and kept his eyes peeled for any opportunistic skelms.

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