1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1185+ words) As the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand prepares to welcome delegates for the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) 15th national congress on September 14-17, the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal extends its heartfelt wishes to the union federation and its affiliates. Cosatu’s…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (781+ words) Cosatu will hold its 15th national congress from Monday to Thursday, where delegates, ranging from domestic workers in Sandton to nurses in Mossel Bay, will gather to reflect upon the many crises facing the working class and, most importantly, to put…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (151+ words) Sowetan Cash crisis threatens MK Party election campaign Party battles unpaid bills and candidate list turmoil as it prepares for November polls Story audio is generated using AI The MK Party, which helped inflict a historic defeat on the ANC…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (881+ words) The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) has now been given something it urgently needs: a new beginning. The appointment of Adv Ntuthuzelo Vanara as acting head of Idac comes at a difficult moment for the institution, but it also presents…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (492+ words) Allegations of fraud, vote-buying, and forgery continue to dog the much-anticipated SA Football Association elective congress, which takes place in Midrand tomorrow. As Safa president Danny Jordaan faces his challenger, AmaZulu owner Sandile Zungu, Sowetan has been told of fresh…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (300+ words) Sowetan EXPLAINER | All you need to know about Safa’s elective congress on Saturday Sandile Zungu and Danny Jordaan go head-to-head in their battle for the presidency As Sandile Zungu and Danny Jordaan go head-to-head in their battle for the Safa…...

3+ day, 44+ min ago   (235+ words) Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday appointed his influential daughter as head of a planned special economic zone in the capital Tashkent that is part of a wider drive to attract foreign investment into the Central Asian state. Saida Mirziyoyeva,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (127+ words) At least 173 prison officials are facing disciplinary processes, with some charged with helping criminals bring contraband into prisons. This was revealed by the correctional services departments’ commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale on Thursday during a media briefing at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional…...

3+ day, 3+ 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…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (160+ words) It’s mind-boggling why an esteemed leader like Rev Frank Chikane would want to be a Johannesburg mayor under the ANC. The next thing, the same party forgets to submit his name to the IEC. Already, you can see problems, good…...