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title: "Closed, But No Cigar"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Cartoons"
author: "Stephen Francis and Rico"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/stephen-francis-and-rico/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-07-17-closed-but-no-cigar/"
published: "2026-07-17T04:30:00"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Closed, But No Cigar

By Stephen Francis and Rico · Published 17 July 2026, 06:30 SAST

[View the cartoon on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-07-17-closed-but-no-cigar/)

## Content

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