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Mapimpi's grandmother: I'm going to slaughter 10 chickens for him
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BREAKING: @Banyana_Banyana have won the 2018 #COSAFAWC after beating Cameroon 2-1. Refiloe Jane with both goals. South Africa have defended their title.
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BREAKING! @Banyana_Banyana have made history! 🇿🇦. They have qualified for the 2019 @FIFAWWC for the first time, thanks to a 2-0 win over Mali in the #AWCON2018 semi-finals.
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BREAKING: Kevin Anderson has beaten Roger Federer in the #Wimbledon quarter-final. Anderson has won the match 2-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, 13-11.
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The flight carrying Siya Kolisi and Rassie Erasmus has landed, and the crowd is swelling with every minute. #SpringboksArrival #StrongerTogther
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BREAKING: South African @BradBinder_41 has won the #CzechGP. He is the first ever South African to win a MotoGP race.
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Wayde van Niekerk has run the fastest 300m in history (30.81) at a meeting in Ostrava. Michael Johnson held the previous record of 30.85.
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BREAKING: South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost her landmark legal case against athletics’ governing body, the IAAF. The verdict means she will have to take medication to suppress her testosterone if she wants to keep running on the international stage.
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Bambanani Mbane’s family came from the Eastern Cape to celebrate with her and the team today. #BanyanaBanyana
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"I can see!" Cape Town's famous ice cream seller Mogamat "Boeta" Cassiem leaves the Life Peninsula Eye Hospital after undergoing cataract surgery on Saturday morning. "I feel like a new sixpence. I can see clearer now," he said. #Cricket #boetacassiem #sport #CapeTown
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JUST IN: Caster Semenya has set a new South African record in the women’s 1000m event, clocking a time of 2:31.01 in the Diamond League event in Rabat.
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JUST IN: Orlando Pirates have confirmed the signings of 9 new players. Brilliant Khuzwayo, Vincent Pule, Ben Motshwari, Meshack Maphangule, Asavela Mbekile, Linda Mntambo, Abel Mabaso, Paseka Mako and Kudakwashe Mahachi.
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#GladAfricaChampionship. Businesswoman Shauwn "Mam'Mkhize" Mkhize has bought Real Kings and renamed it to Royal AM FC. Her son, Andile Mpisane, will be chairman of the club while he also continues to be a player.
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#MotsepeManifesto Motsepe confirms that one of his sons will become Mamelodi Sundowns Chairman should he be elected CAF President.
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BREAKING: @caster800m has won gold in the the 800m to be crowned world champion in a time of 1:55.16. #IAAFWorlds.
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#PSL @CapeTownCityFC coach Benni McCarthy writes a scathing open letter with regards to soccer's treatment in the Mother City.
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And Faf de Klerk brings one of the biggest cheers of the tour so far as the man himself does ‘the Faf Challenge’.
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BREAKING NEWS: WORLD RECORD for @WaydeDreamer - GOLD in the 400m (43.03). That's @teamsa16's 7th medal of #Rio2016.
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#Springboks Painter Rasta is also here. Here is his interpretation of Springbok winning captain Siya Kolisi #StrongerTogether
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BREAKING! @Blitzboks are the 2017/2018 @WorldRugby7s series champions after beating England 24-14 in the #Paris7s final.
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#Comrades2017 BREAKING: South African Bongmusa Mthembu has won the mens race 5:35:31. First SA to win the race twice since Bruce Fordyce.
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JUST IN: Bafana Bafana legend Phil Masinga has passed away after a long illness. Masinga scored the crucial goal to send Bafana to the 1998 Fifa World Cup in France. He was 49 years old.
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BREAKING: Kevin Anderson is through to his maiden #Wimbledon Final after beating John Isner 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4 and 26-24 in a marathon 6h37min match.
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BREAKING:.Caster Semenya awarded London 2012 800m Olympic gold after Russian Maria Savinova is stripped of the honour and banned for doping.
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JUST IN: Wayde van Niekerk, Luvo Manyonga and Caster Semenya have been nominated for IAAF World Athlete of the Year Awards, for men & women.
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Team South Africa watches on in Rio as Wayde van Niekerk makes history. (Courtesy of @Jeankelly )
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BREAKING: South Africa's been recommended to World Rugby as the preferred candidate to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. #SA2023 #TripleWinBid.
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BREAKING: @Masandawana coach Pitso Mosimane is the first South African coach ever to win the CAF Champions League #CAFCLFinal.
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#CWC19 BREAKING: @OfficialCSA have announced their 15-man @cricketworldcup squad. Faf du Plessis will captain the team which has 8 players who will be playing their first Wolrd Cup. Hashim Amla and Aiden Markram have made the cut for the tournament.
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BREAKING NEWS: @ChadLeClos has won silver in the 200m freestyle (1:45.20) for #RSA's 2nd medal at #Rio2016. JS
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#Springboks The moment fans went from singing to welcoming the first group of players and coaching staff which includes Matt Proudfoot.
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BREAKING NEWS: Orlando Pirates have appointed Josef Zinnbauer as their new head coach. He joins on a 3 year deal and will be assisted by Rhulani Mokwena and Fadlu Davids.
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#MatchInAfrica. Two greats of tennis making some time for the fans as well!. @rogerfederer @RafaelNadal @matchinafrica
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#Wimbledon SA's Kevin Anderson is into the quarter-finals for the first time. He's beaten Gael Monfils 7-6, 7-6, 5-7, 7-6. He will face Roger Federer next.
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#BREAKINGNEWS @KagisoRabada25 has been found Not guilty of Level 2 offence, but guilty of conduct contrary to the spirit of the game. He is free to play with immediate effect.
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JUST IN: @Baroka_FC goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke has been named as one of 3 finalists for the 2017 #PuskasAward for Goal of the Year.
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JUST IN: @WaydeDreamer has just set a new 300m World Record.
WORLD BEST of 30.81 by @WaydeDreamer over 300m in Ostrava!.
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BREAKING: #Springboks flight DELAYED.Rassie Erasmus, Siya Kolisi and a number of other players on board – will only land in JHB at 7pm. The first batch of players, including Pieter-Steph du Toit, Duane Vermeulen, Cheslin Kolbe & Makazole Mapimpi, will still arrive on time. 4:30pm.
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Chad Le Clos won the 200m Butterfly world title, taking the gold medal in a time of 1:53.33 #FINABudapest2017.
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#DohaDL @caster800m has just won the 1500m in a Diamond League meeting in Doha, clocking a time of 3:59.92. She's set a world lead, her personal best and a South African record.
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#SundownsBarça The Substitution everyone has been waiting for Lionel Messi makes his way into the field. Sundowns 0-3 Barcelona
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#BallondOr France's sensational Kylian Mbappé has won the first ever Kopa Trophy. This award is for players Under 21 and is voted for by all the previous Ballon d'Or winners.
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BREAKING: @WaydeDreamer wins the 400m at the #IAAFWorlds, to defend his title, in a time of 43.98s.
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"I just want to tell the kids to keep dreaming, keep believing, keep pushing." - Siya Kolisi #SpringboksArrival #strongertogether
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#WaydevanNiekerk the 400m world record holder, says as a Liverpool fan he has a lot to celebrate .@LFC .#LFC
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BREAKING: @caster800m has taken GOLD in the 1500m, in a Games record time of 4:00.71 #GC2018.
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BREAKING: Mamelodi Sundowns are the 2016 CAF Champions League winners after beating Zamalek 3-1 on aggregate. CONGRATULATIONS @Masandawana
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