{"id":294351,"date":"2025-11-09T08:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T06:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/?p=294351"},"modified":"2025-11-09T08:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T06:17:49","slug":"firefighting-efforts-continue-in-kogmanskloof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/firefighting-efforts-continue-in-kogmanskloof\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighting Efforts continue in Kogmanskloof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) confirmed that the fire burning in the Kogmanskloof area above Ashton and Montagu remains active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the municipality, the blaze continues to burn in a broken line along the mountain tops and occasionally moves into more accessible areas. 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