23+ hour, 16+ min ago  (303+ words) The escalating conflict between the US and Iran risks triggering oil price spikes, food inflation and weaker investment flows across Southern Africa, minister of international relations and co-operation Ronald Lamola has warned. Lamola addressed his counterparts on Thursday at the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (426+ words) SA's constitutional democracy rests on a clear and admirable foundation: the protection of human rights and individual freedoms. Among these are the freedom of religion and the freedom of association, both of which allow citizens to live according to their…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (527+ words) The Ipsos Prediction Survey 2026 of 30 countries in the Global North and South analyses what the public predicts about the world this year " and, judging from previous surveys, South Africans could again top the list for being among the most "misinformed…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (187+ words) READER LETTER | Let's prioritise what's important and urgent'Sowetan READER LETTER | Let's prioritise what's important and urgent Our priorities, as developing communities, are misplaced and skewed. We need to look carefully at ourselves in the mirror " we are dozing in slumberland,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (693+ words) If indeed billionaire Patrice Motsepe is not interested in becoming the next ANC president, his latest comments, although emphatic, are unfortunately not going to stop speculation that he is in the running. Motsepe, who is founder and chairman of mining…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (516+ words) Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia says he does not believe that the controversial N2 wall proposed to be built in Cape Town will stop crime. This was revealed after a parliamentary question was submitted by Build One South Africa (Bosa) to…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (170+ words) R10bn plan to hire 10,000 labour inspectors'Sowetan R10bn plan to hire 10,000 labour inspectors Meth says expansion aims to close enforcement gaps as only 2%-5% of SA workplaces are currently inspected The department of employment and labour has estimated that President Cyril Ramaphosa's proposal to…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (174+ words) Watching the funeral of Jesse Jackson was a sobering reminder that some of the world's greatest freedom fighters never stopped caring about SA even after the global spotlight faded. For many of us who grew up in the shadow of…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (553+ words) Johannesburg says it is financially stable enough to afford the terms of a R10.3bn salary agreement with municipal workers for the next three years. However, the DA has opposed the deal and has threated to take the matter to court arguing…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (785+ words) Many of us often leave the relative comfort of city life to return to our rural homes, reconnecting with family, culture and community. Too often, these places lack basic amenities such as running water, paved roads, electricity and, in some…...