Top Stories
Solve housing backlog with smarter human settlements, says new book
Science and technology are needed to keep people from being trapped on city fringes.
Defections swell IFP ahead of local government elections
The IFP’s campaign for the local government elections in 2026 received a major boost when the party welcomed more than 150 new members from various political parties in Durban on Friday.
Gauteng traffic officers deny roadside robbery during bail plea
Incident captured on widely circulated social media video shows two officers stopping a G4S security van and two civilians dragging two men from it

Supermarkets pull popular cereals off shelves over labelling concerns
Major supermarkets in South Africa have recalled several cereal products due to inaccurate nutritional labelling.
Ex-Sabc executive in court for abusing abusing work trips with family
Motsweni has been charged with 11 counts of fraud, which included other trips to SABC-sponsored events between 2014 and 2017, where she allegedly took friends and family members, and allegedly made the broadcaster cover the costs.
Ex-Sabc executive in court for abusing work trips with family
Motsweni has been charged with 11 counts of fraud, which included other trips to SABC-sponsored events between 2014 and 2017, where she allegedly took friends and family members, and allegedly made the broadcaster cover the costs.
Health hazard as toilets not drained for months
“These toilets are smelling and are a health hazard especially for women and girls who catch infections [urinary]. We don’t want them anymore.”
Many struggle with high cost of food
Sarah Makgato says she spends up to R1,700 on groceries. This is nearly double what she was paying for the same items in 2020.Makgato who earns R5,500 says the food stuffs have to see her family of five until the next time she gets paid.She barely affords to buy meat.Makgato’s home is one of many still struggling to catch up financially since post-Covid, according to Jacolize Meiring from the...
Biko’s widow finally receives honorary doctorate in person
“She is an amazing community builder, going about it in a very quiet and dignified way.”
SOWETAN SAYS | Fix SA’s water crisis before more people die
SA is in the grip of a water crisis with the precious liquid’s availability and quality deteriorating fast – largely due to the poor management of essential infrastructure.
SA in a water crisis – govt officials admit
SA’s water crisis has reached a critical point, with government officials sounding the alarm over the country’s deteriorating water systems and the growing challenges to providing safe, clean drinking water to millions of citizens.