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• Mayor of Cape Town, Geordan Hill-Lewis, says he’s concerned about the closure of three post offices in Mitchells Plain. he has now written to the South African post office to request an urgent meeting to discuss the closures. Recently the South African post office said it had shut down about 144 branches across the country.

• Christine Sinclair, captain of the Canadian women’s national soccer team says the team is on strike over budget cuts and pay equity. The players released a statement on twitter this weekend, criticizing the sport’s governing body Canada soccer, stating players were told the organization “cannot adequately fund the women’s national team,” five months before the women’s world cup.

• There’s always this belief that the lotto is always won by people who really need to win it. So some people think it’s rigged. A Joburg businessman has won over R60mil! He says he believes he deserved to win as he’s been playing since he was 18 years old. The man started his business in 2016 and employs about 25 people.
He says he will be celebrating wit his wife and children!
12 Feb 2023 11PM English South Africa Entertainment News

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