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Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

A short flight from Cape Town, lands into Skukuza in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Its tiny airport resembles a safari lodge that sits in the middle ...