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Neighbourhood shenanigans

Peace between countries is difficult, but peace between neighbours indigenous to different countries can become neigh impossible. History has taught us that some souls from shores far away in yonder years had no problem invading, annexing and even waging war on southern Africa – what they wanted, they mainly took by force.

Luckily, things have changed, although not their fascination for sunny and wild South Africa. While our youngsters are emigrating to other shores, there seems to be an influx of European citizens flocking here to buy up big old houses in established neighbourhoods. Then, they turn them into guesthouses, which seem

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