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The huge drainage pools on the other side of her fence had become overgrown, with trees and shrubs growing through the reeds, she says.

Nomcebo Zuma’s engagement to King Mswati III was made official earlier this week at the end of the eight-day reed dance ceremony - a traditional rite of passage for young women and girls held every year.

When BBC News NI visited the site in January, the bottles were noticeable with a quick glance of the reed beds.

To hold the cane webbing in place, add wood glue and a reed spline — a continuous strip of material that fills the gap.

Where native trees died, an explosion of invasive reeds has taken over.