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One of the benefits of the new remote work culture is that I’ve been getting to spend quite a lot of time in one my favourite places in the country, the sleepy seaside village of Zinkwazi, almost 100km north of Durban, where the local news flow is dominated by whether Steve, owner of the only general dealer shop, is going to neuter the feral cats.
The community WhatsApp group lit up over December when tensions boiled over after rumours had been swirling for some time that an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) cell leader was resident in the community. It is alleged that Isis cells are popping up all over SA, and a quiet North Coast dorp would provide the perfect cover. ..
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