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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-09-13-limpopo-university-security-guard-hammered-to-death-allegedly-by-boyfriend

Limpopo university security guard hammered to death, allegedly by boyfriend

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (228+ words) A 37-year-old University of Limpopo security guard died after her boyfriend went to her workplace and allegedly killed her while she was on duty. The incident happened on Saturday, and a 44-year-old man has since been arrested and charged with…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-09-10-watch-vehicle-tracking-evidence-set-to-take-centre-stage-in-musa-kekana-trial

WATCH | Vehicle tracking evidence set to take centre stage in Musa Kekana trial

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (528+ words) The movement of 15 state vehicles and about 100 pages of tracking records are expected to take centre stage in court today as the state prepares to question a witness in the trial within a trial involving murder accused Musa Kekana. This…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-09-10-manamela-urges-young-people-to-apply-now-to-tvet-colleges

Manamela urges young people to apply now to TVET colleges

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (344+ words) Higher education minister Buti Manamela has urged young South Africans not to wait until the last minute to plan their futures, calling on them to use the September application window to apply to a technical and vocational education and training…...

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sowetan.co.za > opinion > columnists > 2026-09-09-matshepo-seedat-lack-of-one-dataset-is-not-absence-of-evidence-about-graduates

MATSHEPO SEEDAT | Lack of one dataset is not ‘absence of evidence’ about graduates

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (545+ words) Higher education minister Buti Manamela responded to a range of parliamentary questions at the beginning of the month. One of the questions required an assessment of graduate employment outcomes for students who completed qualifications at public universities and/or technical…...

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sowetan.co.za > s-mag > culture > 2026-09-09-jabulile-majola-on-dramatic-sonic-transition-from-rap-to-afro-folk-music

Jabulile Majola on dramatic sonic transition from rap to Afro-folk music

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (477+ words) Jabulile Majola famously started his career as a rapper before switching to Afro-soul and Afro-folk after 16 years. Following his 2025 Isitifiketi project, Majola is entering another chapter with his second album, Ipasi. Majola discusses with Sowetan his dramatic sonic transition. Who…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-09-08-electoral-court-rejects-udf-bid-to-extend-candidate-deadline

Electoral Court rejects UDF bid to extend candidate deadline

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (532+ words) The Electoral Court has struck down a bid by the United Democratic Front Party (UDF) for the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to extend the deadline for submitting ward councillor candidates beyond 28 August. The judgment also has implications for…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-09-07-explainer-how-emufuleni-arrests-are-linked-to-accountants-murder

EXPLAINER | How Emufuleni arrests are linked to accountant’s murder

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (550+ words) The arrests of Gauteng businessman Mpho Malema, seven Emfuleni employees and Janitha van Reenen Coetzee in separate cases are linked to allegations of corruption first brought to light by slain whistleblower Martha Mani Rantsofu. Police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe told…...

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sowetan.co.za > opinion > columnists > 2026-09-07-mike-mathibela-white-collar-crime-escapes-outrage-as-madlanga-exposes-law-enforcement-corruption

MIKE MATHIBELA | White-collar crime escapes outrage as Madlanga exposes law enforcement corruption

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (656+ words) South Africans’ confidence and pride in their nationhood are beginning to return to the national psyche. This renewed buoyancy is being fuelled by strong performances across various sporting codes and growing grassroots pushback against illegal immigration in an effort to…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-09-07-how-retailers-use-floor-design-to-lure-you-to-spend-more

How retailers use floor design to lure you to spend more

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (667+ words) From carefully chosen floor tiles to the familiar click-clack of trolley wheels, retailers can design their stores to influence how quickly shoppers move and how long they spend looking at products. Prof Roland Goldberg, an expert in consumer behaviour, retail…...

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sowetan.co.za > opinion > columnists > 2026-09-06-joseph-sekhampu-why-electoral-decline-has-not-broken-anc-apart

JOSEPH SEKHAMPU | Why electoral decline has not broken ANC apart

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (803+ words) For much of South Africa’s democratic era, the ANC’s large electoral majorities made it easy to overlook the extent of its internal divisions. Arguments about power, policy and the direction of the country were a constant feature of its internal…...