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Sep
Martin Endjala In the wake of a devastating fire that destroyed 72 reed houses in Aussenkehr last week, affected families and farm workers are receiving emergency support from local grape companies and the Aussenkehr Village Foundation. Carien Goosen, the foundation's manager, confirmed that cleanup efforts and debris removal have already commenced. “Seeing that the village population is growing, we will be building a second firefighting unit this month to help equip ourselves to assist the village. We only started last year in October, but we have done a lot so far, and more projects are on the way,” she said.…