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.
- Transnet, SIU to sue Nedbank over bank deals during state capture era"There is sufficient basis for the sought relief and Nedbank must account for its involvement and conduct in the swap transactions," says SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago Read more »
- Elderly woman still waiting for surgery months after breaking elbowA 74-year old woman who walked around with a broken elbow for six months after being told no bed was available for her to be admitted for surgery finally got the bed but has been idling on it for almost a month with no sign of the operation happening. Read more »
- Police uncover suspected secret military training camp in MpumalangaMpumalanga police have arrested 95 Libyan nationals after uncovering a suspected secret military training camp operating from a farm in White River. Read more »
- Case against couple suspected of murdering two Soweto boys delayedThe two were arrested in April last year after the bodies of Tshiamo Rabanye and Mduduzi Nqobizitha Zulu, aged six and five respectively, were found mutilated in Soweto. Read more »
- 13 suspected criminals killed in a week in shoot-outs with KZN cops“When police announced their presence, the suspects opened fire, sparking a shootout which ended with three suspects fatally wounded.” Read more »
- READER LETTER | K-word must be deleted from our vocabularyThe K-word uttered at Table View High School by a substitute teacher is disgusting. This word is now probably the most offensive in the history of our nation. Read more »
- READER LETTER | Tender system benefits the politically connectedThe love of money is both destructive and evil. Today, millions are unemployed and live in abject poverty because of the tender system. Read more »
- Typhoon Gaemi lashes China after pounding Taiwan, PhilippinesTyphoon Gaemi pummelled towns on China's coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds. Read more »
- READER LETTER | Censorship claim invalid - SABCThe SA Broadcasting Corporation has noted an article titled "702 should not censor listeners’ views like the SABC" written by Jeffrey Mothuloe and published in Sowetan newspaper. Read more »
- LESEGO MAHLANGU | Mahlatsi wrong to use black men to illustrate graftMalaika Mahlatsi's opinion piece on how education does not necessarily produce ethical leaders relies on lazy scapegoating mechanisms that only address the symptoms of corruption, rather than a critical examination of how corruption is deeply embedded in SA. Read more »