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Inside South Africa’s oldest grocery store
Daily Investor visited Thrupps, South Africa’s oldest grocery store. This is what it looks like inside.
MONDAY, 02 MARCH 2026, 07:38

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Daily Investor visited Thrupps, South Africa’s oldest grocery store. This is what it looks like inside.

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‘Those who don’t drink get teased and spurned by friends’

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The US star’s best actor win for Sinners leaves the Oscars race too close to call.
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South Africa
The conflict between Iran, Israel and the US has caused disruption to global air transport.

South Africa
Al Jama-ah frames the attacks as a violation of faith and law, calling them a “blot on humanity”

South Africa
Residents rely on a fountain as a source of water for domestic use

South Africa
A sermon and prayer meeting, in Ottery was held in commemoration of the late Ayatollah of Iran
World
Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader.

World
It’s the latest trade drawing scrutiny on the popular prediction market site for appearing to show an insider making profits on military secrets.

World
The high prices came as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions through the global energy supply chain.

World
Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa.

Africa
The move could undermine Lilongwe’s pursuit of a new programme with the International Monetary Fund

Africa
He used the girls’ mother’s life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs.

Africa
This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.

Africa
The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi – but the purchase was never completed.

Business
The Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) has successfully concluded the Chemical Support Programme for the 2025/26 financial year, one of the flagship projects under the Department’s High Impact Partnership Delivery Model (HIPDM).

Business
RMB presents Sustainability Talks: Episode 2.

Business
South Africa has R88 billion in unclaimed assets – and the National Treasury has proposed new systems to make it easier for people to claim what is owed to them.
Business

Politics
The Commission is probing allegations that top SAPS officials of colluding with criminal syndicates

Politics
The South African Communist Party held a two day lekgotla of its leadership, this past weekend.

Politics
The launch set for Monday, will take place at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.

Politics
The DA is taking aim at issues surrounding roads, infrastructure and the water supply.

Sport
There are finally some important updates on two Springboks who have spent an extended period on the sidelines due to injury.

Sport
Rhian Wilkinson intends to continue rotating her goalkeepers during Wales’ Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign.

Sport
Match of the Day pundits Leon Osman and Joe Hart look at how Tottenham Hotspur’s disorganisation played a big part in their 2-1 defeat against Fulham.

Sport
Match of the Day pundit Joe Hart analyses how Bruno Fernandes was a “coach on the pitch” to “get the best” out of his Manchester United team-mates in their victory over Crystal Palace.
Education
[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered a sophisticated, artificial intelligence-driven examination fraud syndicate and is moving to cancel the registrations of more than 100 candidates implicated in the scheme.
Education
[Botswana Daily News] Tlokweng — Botswana feeds nearly 400,000 learners each year through its school feeding programme, supported by over USD100 million about P1.3 billion in national funding.
Education
Parents in China are turning to A.I. chatbots and other tools to help their children gain an edge and ease the fighting over homework.
Education
[GroundUp] Government-contracted buses are chronically overloaded

Lifestyle
Age aint nothing but a number? Here is the age-difference between model Sarah Langa and Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu…

Lifestyle
Miss Universe South Africa, and former Miss SA runner-up Melissa Nayimuli, wed Mandla N in a traditional ceremony in the Eastern Cape…

Lifestyle
Rachel Kolisi – the former partner of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi – liked a telling post by a divorce coach about ‘narcissistic exes’.

Lifestyle
Former Kaizer Chiefs captain Itumeleng Khune was overcome with emotion after his club’s dramatic loss to Orlando Pirates at the Soweto Derby.

Entertainment
A Jehovah’s Witness father is refusing to allow doctors to conduct a blood transfusion if his son has a liver transplant

Entertainment
As Jehovah’s Witnesses, family wants ‘other ways’ to save critical teen.

Entertainment
With serious market competition from Chery’s Tiggo 4 and Toyota’s Corolla Cross, BAIC’s X55 Plus must work hard to remain competitive with pricing starting from R429 900.

Entertainment
With SA’s coal sector under scrutiny, Chauke believes experienced leadership will be critical to ensuring stability and responsible growth.

Science/Tech
Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his side
Dan Simmons, the author of more than 30 novels and short story collections spanning horror, political thrillers and science fiction such as Hyperion and The Terror, has died at age 77.
Simmons died in Longmont, Colorado on 21 February, with his wife and daughter at his side, his obituary...
Science/Tech
If U.S. automakers turn their backs on electric vehicles, “their sales outside the U.S. will shrivel,” warns Bloomberg. [Alternate URL.]They’re already falling behind on the technology, relying on a 100% U.S. tariff on Chinese EVs to keep surging rivals like BYD Co. at bay…. While the American automakers “mostly understand the challenge in front of them, they don’t have full plans” to confront...

Science/Tech
Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March, with scientists predicting the best times to see it
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North America, Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday known as a “blood moon”.
As the full moon dips into the planet’s...
Science/Tech
The Norwegian Consumer Council, a government funded organization advocating for consumer’s rights, released a report on the trend of “enshittification” in digital consumer goods and services, suggesting ways consumers for consumers to resist. But they’ve also dramatized the problem with a funny four-minute video about the man whose calls for him to make things shitty for people. “It’s not just...
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Motoring
Introducing Chinese car brands early is a strategy that proved to be a great success for one South African dealership.
Health
Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal.
Health
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.
Health
Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions.

Health
Twenty-five women have received compensation following gynaecological surgery.