THURSDAY, 02 JULY 2026, 15:58
The inception of mandatory cooling breaks at the 2026 soccer World Cup has been met with disdain from segments of the sports community; Fifa has defended them as necessary for player welfare.
Residents in 176 municipalities supplied with electricity by their local councils paid higher electricity tariffs from Wednesday after implementation of increases approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa
Political murders have little to do with conflicting ideologies and more to do with economic opportunities. This is where assassination becomes the means to remove the obstacles to economic opportunities.
Pitso Mosimane is among the applicants for the Bafana Bafana coaching job, and McKenzie feels he is the right man to succeed Hugo Broos.
Alfie Watts describes “enormous frustration” after the theft the night before a Welsh schools tour.
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis is on Thursday addressing party members and supporters
BBC Sport explores how playing football at high altitude affects the body and mind as England prepare to visit Mexico and their fortress Azteca Stadium.
Snow Patrol and Kylie Minogue’s single, These Alarms, was released on 1 July.
South Africa’s labour market continues to reflect pronounced racial, gender and disability disparities, with top management and senior management positions dominated by white and Indian males, the government’s annual report on employment equity shows.
Lando Norris tells BBC Sport he is “paying the price” for the effort that brought him the 2025 title – and why McLaren would be a “different vibe” for Max Verstappen.
The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.
Winter dehydration can creep up on you before you even realise. Here are some top tips to ensure you stay hydrated in winter.
The national team arrives back from the US on Thursday after a historical 2026 Fifa World Cup
In replacing a minister fired in disgrace with another fired in disgrace, President Cyril Ramaphosa has handed his critics a gift he can ill afford, writes Jovial Rantao
A band accompanied the few thousand supporters who gave the team a noisy greeting in the airport arrivals hall in Johannesburg.
Stellantis’s Jeep brand plans to expand to a six-model lineup in Europe by 2030, including a large SUV to be built in China with Dongfeng and two smaller SUVs.
Sowetan’s choice of the top three reads you should not miss today
The pop star’s 15th album starts on the dancefloor, but ends with deep personal revelations.
There’s about to be a whole lot of “yeehaw” and “howdy partner” around here as this year’s Durban July theme brings about a cowboycore resurgence.
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking… This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.