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@thesouthafrican Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:05:00
How South Africa's COVID-19 tobacco ban has backfired (badly)
SA's COVID-19 cigarette ban was meant to protect health. Instead it has fuelled a booming black market, massive tax losses and job cuts.
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@thesouthafrican 5 hours ago
Pick n Pay CEO starts beef with McDonald's [video]
Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers has hoped on the McDonald's CEO 'burger challenge' after THAT viral video this week...
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@thesouthafrican 6 hours ago
Soli Philander's humanitarian wish for Good Hope Centre
The late Soli Philander shared his dream of what he hoped would become of Cape Town's Good Hope Centre, which went on auction last month.
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@thesouthafrican 7 hours ago
Italy stun punch-drunk England to make Six Nations history
Italy made rugby history at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, beating England for the very first time in 33 attempts.
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@thesouthafrican 7 hours ago
WEATHER: Severe storms to bring heavy rain and winds in parts of SA
Take a look at what the weather has in store for South Africa's nine provinces this Sunday, 8 March 2026.
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@thesouthafrican 7 hours ago
Gayton claps back at Helen Zille over 'Pothole Alliance' joke
Petty pothole politics? Gayton McKenzie trolled Helen Zille over her age after she mocked the Patriotic Alliance's 'incompetency'.
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@thesouthafrican 7 hours ago
Eviction of homeless from Bantry Bay caves draws strong community response
Evictions at the Bantry Bay caves in Cape Town has sparked strong reactions from the Atlantic Seaboard community.
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@thesouthafrican 8 hours ago
The Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 7 March 2026
Today's Daily Lotto jackpot stands at an estimated R450 000. If you want to win your share of the jackpot, you have to play!
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@thesouthafrican 8 hours ago
The Lotto and Lotto Plus 1 and 2 results for Saturday, 7 March 2026
Today's Lotto jackpot stands at an estimated R48 million, while the Lotto Plus 1 offers R500K and the Lotto Plus 2, R11 million.
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@thesouthafrican 8 hours ago
LIVE | Cape Town Cycle Tour 2026
The 2026 edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour will take place on Sunday, 8 March. Follow the action LIVE here ...
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@thesouthafrican 9 hours ago
WATCH: Boeing 737 departs Cape Town, makes rare landing in Antarctica
A rare aviation mission from Cape Town has offered a glimpse of what it takes to land a passenger jet on the frozen continent of Antarctica.
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@thesouthafrican 9 hours ago
Updated World Rugby rankings after Scotland shock France
Scotland stunned France on Saturday to set up a grandstand finish to the Six Nations and to shake up the world rankings.
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@thesouthafrican 9 hours ago
'A lie': President's spokesperson on Elon Musk's 'race laws' claims
President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson has scoffed at Elon Musk's claims about 'race laws' and 'white genocide' in South Africa...
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@thesouthafrican 9 hours ago
Superb Scotland stun France to blow Six Nations title race wide open
Scotland produced one of their greatest ever Six Nations performances, dismantling unbeaten France 50-40 at a rowdy Murrayfield.
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