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title: "Ballooning Epidemic"
description: "Ballooning Epidemic"
type: "ImageObject"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "South Africa"
author: "Stephen Francis and Rico"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/stephen-francis-and-rico/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2021-12-10-ballooning-epidemic/"
published: "2021-12-10T08:31:01"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Ballooning Epidemic

> Ballooning Epidemic

By Stephen Francis and Rico · Published 10 December 2021, 10:31 SAST

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## Content

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