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- February 23, 2025
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South Africans Use Braai Culture to Decode Luck, Loss, and Loyalty
It starts with smoke. Thin at first, rising from blackened wood like a whispered invitation. Somewhere in a backyard in Sebokeng or a windswept rooftop in Mitchells Plain, the unmistakable…
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- February 19, 2025
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High-Stakes Betting, How the Pros Do It
High-stakes betting is more than just an adrenaline rush—it’s a sophisticated, high-risk financial endeavor that blends deep statistical analysis, psychological resilience, and bankroll discipline. Unlike casual gamblers, who often bet…
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- February 15, 2025
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Private Wins and Public Losses in South African Betting
In a country where conversations about money tend to happen in hushed tones or not at all, the glow of a mobile screen at midnight tells a louder story. It’s…
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- February 15, 2025
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Playing to Forget, How South Africans Use Slots to Silence Grief
There’s something peculiar about the soft hum of a slot machine. It doesn’t demand anything from you. It doesn’t challenge your decisions or interrogate your feelings. It just spins. It…
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- February 14, 2025
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South Africa’s Most Mysterious Missing Lottery Wins
There’s a small collection of urban legends in South Africa that don’t quite make the headlines but still get whispered in bars and taxi queues, the stories of lottery jackpots…
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- February 8, 2025
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The TikTok Fortune-Tellers of Tembisa, When Astrology Meets Aviator
It starts with a phone camera, a flick of lip gloss, and a deck of tarot cards pulled from a velvet pouch bought at the China Mall. Behind her, a…
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- February 4, 2025
- 76 views
The Numbers Don’t Lie, But the Dreams Do
Every number has a story, and Sipho would tell you that without hesitation. For the past twelve years, he has played the same five digits in the lotto, never wavering.…
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- February 2, 2025
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The Card Cutters, South Africa’s Independent Casino Dealer Schools
It’s just after 8 a.m. on a Wednesday in central Durban. While most of the city is still warming up for the day, taxis pulling into rank, shop shutters creaking…
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- January 28, 2025
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The Rise of Ultra-Private High Rollers in South Africa
Somewhere in Sandton, there’s a private room that very few people know about. It isn’t marked by neon signs or velvet ropes. There’s no thumping music, no bouncers with earpieces.…
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- January 25, 2025
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Betting Culture at the Edge of a Digital South Africa
There’s a taxi rank in the middle of Mpumalanga where a man in his sixties still places his bets with a pen, on paper, in neat handwriting. No app. No…
