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DEBATE | Lesufi is a decisive, solution-driven leader

DEBATE | Lesufi is a decisive, solution-driven leader

Lesufi has also prioritised transparency, voluntarily releasing forensic reports that uncovered irregularities in provincial departments.

By Amos MonyelaNovember 06, 2025 at 02:00 pm

READER LETTER | Joburg is cleaning up its act

READER LETTER | Joburg is cleaning up its act

Not long ago, the City of Joburg had a poor reputation due to several issues, including inadequate service delivery and rapidly deteriorating infrastructure.

November 06, 2025 at 01:47 pm

OPINION | Long-term jobs - not short-term skills - key to SA’s future

OPINION | Long-term jobs - not short-term skills - key to SA’s future

Traditional skills development programmes fail to address SA's high unemployment rate, particularly among youth. There's a need for sustainable jobs, relevant training, and work experience that ensure long-term employment and economic stability.

By Jessica HawkeyNovember 06, 2025 at 01:28 pm

OPINION | How new school conduct code can help curb bullying, cyber threats

OPINION | How new school conduct code can help curb bullying, cyber threats

SA Human Rights Commission launches social media charter to combat online abuse.

By Tshepo Madlingozi and Lee-Anne Germanos ManuelNovember 06, 2025 at 01:06 pm

SOWETAN | SA deserves relief from violent crime

SOWETAN | SA deserves relief from violent crime

The violent crime gripping communities such as Reiger Park and Westbury in Gauteng is not an isolated crisis – it is a national tragedy repeating itself in countless economically depressed areas across SA.

By SowetanNovember 06, 2025 at 06:00 am

READER LETTER | BEE not helping ordinary people

READER LETTER | BEE not helping ordinary people

The ANC-led government had good intentions when it introduced the black empowerment policy.

By READER LETTERNovember 05, 2025 at 03:00 pm

OPINION | Political misuse of intelligence threatens democratic integrity worldwide

OPINION | Political misuse of intelligence threatens democratic integrity worldwide

The misuse and leaking of sensitive intelligence information by high-level officials pose a significant threat to democratic integrity and national security worldwide.

By Ashley Nyiko MabasaNovember 05, 2025 at 00:17 pm

OPINION | Redefining gender relations  not a threat to masculinity

OPINION | Redefining gender relations not a threat to masculinity

A recent conference shows that building a more compassionate world is a task for both men and women

By Humile MashatileNovember 05, 2025 at 08:46 am

MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Continued silence on Sudan genocide a global disgrace

MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Continued silence on Sudan genocide a global disgrace

Sudan has become the site of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis on record.

By Malaika MahlatsiNovember 05, 2025 at 08:23 am

SOWETAN | G20, a chance to boost our tourism numbers

SOWETAN | G20, a chance to boost our tourism numbers

Tourism in SA has long been considered as a potential key driver of employment, economic growth, and transformation.

By SowetanNovember 05, 2025 at 06:00 am

READER LETTER | Clarity on power tariff welcomed

READER LETTER | Clarity on power tariff welcomed

This is not just a legal win — it’s a victory for accountability, good governance, and every SA consumer who deserves transparency in how tariffs are determined.

By Reader letterNovember 04, 2025 at 02:00 pm

OPINION | Communities must fight back against construction mafias

OPINION | Communities must fight back against construction mafias

In Gauteng, construction mafias are exploiting a national policy designed to support local small businesses by hijacking infrastructure projects, leading to incomplete schools, clinics, and housing, with over R2.5bn worth of projects affected.

By Morati SethabelaNovember 04, 2025 at 01:40 pm

OPINION | The tragicomedy of African leaders who won’t step down

OPINION | The tragicomedy of African leaders who won’t step down

Teodoro Obiang, president of Equatorial Guinea, has been running the show for 46 years – almost half a century of “uninterrupted service”, or, as others might call it, a generational monopoly.

By Sello HatangNovember 04, 2025 at 08:44 am

SOWETAN | GNU leaders must set differences aside

SOWETAN | GNU leaders must set differences aside

President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally held a long-overdue meeting with leaders of the ANC’s coalition partners in the government of national unity (GNU).

By SowetanNovember 04, 2025 at 06:00 am

READER LETTER | SA bears brunt of Africa’s failures

READER LETTER | SA bears brunt of Africa’s failures

ANC cannot meet the needs of its own citizens, let alone those of other countries

November 03, 2025 at 02:58 pm

Editor’s Choice

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WATCH | EMPD’s Julius Mkhwanazi accused of making 55 irregular promotions in 3 months


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DEBATE | Lesufi is a decisive, solution-driven leader


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DEBATE | Lesufi lacks accountability, rules with impunity


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WATCH | Lorch ‘not the future’ for Bafana – Broos


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‘I am relieved this is over’: Nkosana Makate after signing deal with Vodacom

Top Stories

WATCH | EMPD’s Julius Mkhwanazi accused of making 55 irregular promotions in 3 months


WATCH | Lorch ‘not the future’ for Bafana – Broos


Farm owner planned to take the bullet for the murders


Former Safa acting CEO joins Jordaan, others, in fraud case


WATCH | Fish adds voice to Broos’s call for Mkhalele to be Bafana coach


VIDEO | Soweto mother demands justice for infant’s death


‘Letsoalo misused RAF resources for personal gain’


Nkosana Makate and Vodacom reach out-of-court settlement


WATCH | Firearms linked to political killings belong to municipalities, private firms – Khumalo


Mkhwanazi could be a whistleblower who should be protected by law - Cachalia

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