The Sowetan, the English-language South African daily newspaper that started in 1981 as a liberation struggle publication and which serves a proudly South African readership who have earned the right to be in the know and on
the move.
- Taxi violence: Suspects accused of burning five men to death get R2k bailTwo taxi operators accused of torturing five men and burning them to death in a taxi violence attack have been freed on R2,000 bail each after saying they are breadwinners for their families. As the grieving families of the victims wailed in court at the judgment, taxi operators who had… Read more »
- Editors' forum calls on social media companies to stop attacks on women journalistsThe executive director of the South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) says online violence against journalists, especially women reporters, has become deeply personal, with direct threats of violence made against them and their home addresses leaked. Speaking at the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change and TikTok round-table workshop that… Read more »
- Farmer accused of killing two women admits to tossing their bodies into pigstyThe Limpopo pig farmer accused of killing two women who were scavenging for food on his property told the court that when he was alerted to the body of one of his victims, he panicked and left the scene until he returned the following day and put it in an… Read more »
- XC90 facelift keeps Volvo’s flagship SUV feeling freshVolvo’s 7-seater gains a tech boost, quieter cabin and standard air suspension Read more »
- Brown Mogotsi insists he is still an ANC member despite party’s denialControversial businessman Brown Mogotsi has hit back at claims by the ANC that his membership has lapsed, insisting he remains part of the governing party and is on a “grace period”. Read more »
- ‘Gaslighting’ tops most searched slang words in SAGoogle search data for 2025 has revealed the most searched slang words in South Africa, with “gaslighting” topping the list with 28,000 searches. Read more »
- Union slams SABC bosses over unpaid back pay and salary freezeThe Communication Workers Union (CWU) has accused SABC management of “wage theft” by not paying back pay they owe employees from the 2023/2024 financial year. Read more »
- I can't forgive them, says mom of one of victims killed on pig farmMoakgabo said since the death of her daughter Maria, she has been battling to take care of her household as well as her late daughter's children. Read more »
- Manhunt for man who killed ex-loverPolice are looking for a man who allegedly gunned down his ex-girlfriend in front of her son before fleeing the scene in Lawley, south of Joburg. Read more »
- Bridgette Motsepe claims she’s a target of extortion involving controversial apartheid filmBusinesswoman Bridgette Motsepe says she has become a target of extortion involving producer Sello Chicco Twala and a film called Worse Than Apartheid which was allegedly meant to expose corrupt ANC heavyweights. Read more »
