In stark contrast to Africa and especially to southern Africa where some folks are broiling in the heat, it is still winter here in the northern hemisphere, just ask Texans.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYqj7LSzWt8
A #fire, purportedly a result of "service delivery protests," has scorched over 100,000 hectares of veld in the Northwestern Free State in South Africa.
Thousands of livestock have been lost, either caught in the conflagration or euthanized afterwards. One serious injury has left 28 year old farmer #Tewie #Nel in hospital with 3rd degree burns.
The fire, now contained, has been devastating. Whether the result of arson or negligence, the outcome is the same.
However, the ruling #ANC government's failure to address increasing lawlessness across the country in the aftermath of calls for armed insurrection by Julius #Malema and his #EFF band of thugs is astounding, disturbing and portends badly for South Africans.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2mJL7XRqJk