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A library burns down in Kagiso

A LIBRARY has burnt down in Kagiso, west of Joburg.

Do not look for a brick-and-mortar structure that could have suffered an act of arson after the ubiquitous service delivery protests.

Africans just have a way with words, even for something as morbid as death.

The library that was razed is a phrase that was used at the memorial service to mark the passing of a man of letters

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