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KZN travel agency repatriates South Africans amid MidEast airspace chaos

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The owner of a KZN travel agency who has helped get dozens of South Africans back home from the Middle East says the war has interrupted acts of worship during the holiest time of the year for Muslims and Christians.

Israel and the US launched air strikes against Iran over the weekend - heightening instability across the region.

4 Mar 7AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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