Minibus taxi owners, who transport the majority of commuters daily in the country, have often complained that the non-existence of clear rules for the new players in the public transport space has led ...

The 21 suspected illegal miners who were found dead at the Amatshe mine in Krugersdorp, on the West Rand, may have been trapped underground during heavy rains. Mogale City mayor Tyrone Gray said while ...

A story about the SA schools population increasing by 100,000 pupils in 1981 got veteran journalist Len Kalane a spot on the front page of the first edition of Sowetan 40 years ago.

Former minister of finance and Governer of the South African Reserve Bank Tito Mboweni passed away at the age of 65 on Saturday. The charasmatic politician joined the ANC in 1985 and was appointed the ...

The recent violent attacks on bus companies, including the shooting to death of two Rea Vaya bus drivers in Soweto, ought to be seen as an existential threat to our public transport system. Both Rea ...

This week the department of basic education published alarming figures indicating that over 7,400 children aged below the age of 18 were treated for suicide attempts in just eight months. The ...

Babes Wodumo urges victims of gender-based violence (GBV) to find their voices and break their silence. The singer and dancer, who made headlines a few years ago for being a GBV victim at the hands of ...

The SA government was back at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague last week for its latest round of legal arguments to convince the court to order Israel to stop its deadly assault ...

The not-for-profit organisation Betereinders unveiled its “Not USA, but You SA” campaign in Pretoria on Saturday. Over a braai and under a banner proclaiming their campaign, the group said they did ...

Press Ombudsman Joe Thloloe describes how a series of defining moments in the late 1970s shaped the future path for Sowetan TO FULLY understand the phenomenon of Sowetan, you need to understand The ...

Potholes in classrooms - Snoring nurses ignore patient - Malema gets lashing, and - Winnie caught in toilet stink To find out more, get your copy of today's Sowetan newspaper in store, or sign up for ...

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