{"id":51180,"date":"2023-11-02T11:51:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/rise-in-pollen-count-now-affects-more-20231101\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:46:15","slug":"rise-in-pollen-count-now-affects-more-20231101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/rise-in-pollen-count-now-affects-more-20231101\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise in pollen count now affects more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_bfe3f67c\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9730\/ffc0c258a96249f3a642603230403cfe.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0df4a7e9901c488e8086bacec2d5884e.jpg\" title=\"There are increasing numbers of airborne pollen in South Africa. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">There are increasing numbers of airborne pollen in South Africa. 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