1.0Paarl Posthttps://novanews.co.za/paarlpostrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oKPBnWebRI"><a href="https://novanews.co.za/paarlpost/alien-vegetation-sparks-fires-20220112-2/">Alien vegetation sparks fires</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://novanews.co.za/paarlpost/alien-vegetation-sparks-fires-20220112-2/embed/#?secret=oKPBnWebRI" width="600" height="338" title="“Alien vegetation sparks fires” — Paarl Post" data-secret="oKPBnWebRI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://novanews.co.za/paarlpost/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A raging fire on Paarl Mountain in December has again sparked concern about the alien vegetation which grows in groves on the slopes of the mountain, especially on the central slopes. And this is exactly were the latest fire and previous devastating