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Splashing out on Spring Day is not funny

Mail & Guardian · 11 September 2026 at 00:00

Splashing out on Spring Day is not funny

Spring Day water-splashing pranks have crossed the line from celebration to non-consensual harassment and reckless waste in a water-scarce South Africa.

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