14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (647+ words) A Mpumalanga woman who could not find a job despite having three qualifications turned to business, and today supplies lodges with charcoal cosmetics that her company makes. Dudu Skhosana has qualifications in paramedicine, instrumentation and business management, yet the 39-year-old…...

14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (426+ words) The City of Johannesburg has been paying more than R4m a month to lease a Newtown office building that its own health and safety inspectors later described as a health hazard with “unacceptable” occupational compliance. Documents seen by the Sowetan show…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (151+ words) Sowetan Sars turns up the heat on ‘Cat’ Matlala over R14m tax bill Final demand from taxman adds to woes of alleged underworld boss as he fights for freedom in two criminal cases Story audio is generated using AI Drowning in…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (140+ words) Sowetan Pikitup chair blames Joburg’s finance system for trash crisis Maxwell Nedzamba says city’s cash flow woes pit essential services against each other for funding Story audio is generated using AI Pikitup chair Maxwell Nedzamba says the Johannesburg metro’s financing…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (371+ words) Zero Carbon Charge (Charge) has launched a real-world electric vehicle (EV) test on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban, an initiative that will turn electric vehicle journeys into a source of real-world data for motorists and fleet operators considering the switch…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (121+ words) Turn your daily Sowetan news check into a win by entering the Sowetan Hisense cellphone competition. One lucky reader stands to win the Hisense Infinity H72 Smartphone worth R1,999. To be eligible, you need to prove that you have joined the Sowetan…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (654+ words) Social Justice News Reporter Some residents in a Johannesburg west township who have not paid for electricity for more than a year, and where only 11% of the population pays for power, have blamed City Power for their continued refusal to…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (255+ words) Correctional services minister Pieter Groenewald has suspended four senior departmental officials, including CFO Lebogang Marumule, pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of fraud related to a coal supply tender reportedly worth more than R1.6bn. Groenewald, who leads the FF…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (757+ words) Lesotho designer Teboho Hlehlehe wants Basotho people to see their culture as something to inherit and preserve, but also as a legacy to keep on building. The 27-year-old graphic designer from Maseru is among eight young creatives from Lesotho chosen…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (768+ words) As Eskom seeks an 8.8% tariff increase from April next year, energy experts say municipalities’ failure to pay the utility is contributing significantly to its financial difficulties and tariff increases. As a result, Eskom is entering what is known as a…...