Khanya Arosi
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Hello Khanya Arosi, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to KwaZulu-Natal South Coast have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 20:25, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
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Summerstrand moved to draftspace
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Seaside resorts in South Africa moved to draftspace
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June 2020
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Blocked for sockpuppetry
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