Latest articles on Soweto

‘Joburg Noir’ extract: ‘Weep for Me, Willow’ by Fred Khumalo

Friday Fred Khumalo - 16 Jan 2021

Fred Khumalo’s contribution to Niq Mhlongo’s ‘Joburg Noir’ opens with a scene of five gangsters chilling around a braai

A distress signal from Soweto in 1977

Friday Mbali Sikakana - 30 Oct 2020

A Window on Soweto by Joyce Sikakane-Rankin provided insight during apartheid censorship

The Portfolio: Khaya Ngwenya

Friday Khaya Ngwenya - 16 Sep 2020

Photojournalist Khaya Ngwenya’s style focus on exploiting natural light while staying in motion

Job losses induce midwife crisis

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 23 Jul 2020

The pandemic has an especially dire effect on sectors dominated by women, such as birth companions. Doulas are already feeling the pinch

Most Gauteng, Western Cape schools in hotspots

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 9 Jul 2020

Out of more than 25 000 schools in the country, 8 047 were in hotspots and 6 995 of these were public schools. And most of Gauteng’s and the Western Cape’s schools are in hotspots

‘I get nothing at the end of the day’

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 26 Jun 2020

The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system. But its drivers, at the mercy of their bosses and government, are struggling to survive the new Covid-19 rules

World Cup review, Part IV: The second hand of God

Sport Luke Feltham - 1 Jun 2020

Martyr or cheat? A decade later, we’re still frothing at mouth as we argue about that game

Small firms adapt or die in lockdown

Business Thando Maeko - 28 May 2020

The harmful economic effect of the pandemic has seen small businesses lose out, but others have been able to survive by changing to suit the times

Lockdown bins wheelie business

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 14 May 2020

When Pikitup stopped replacing bins for free, it created a new business in Soweto. But the lockdown regulations are strangling it

Virus shakes up taxi sector

Business Thando Maeko - 7 May 2020

Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have continued to tear through profits in the taxi industry, requiring the sector to formulate a new approach for how it operates, even beyond the pandemic

The parallel yet familiar world of Tjovitjo

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 23 Apr 2020

With season two set to debut on Netflix at the end of the month, filmmaker Vincent Moloi opens up on his artistic choices and inspirations.

Why Soweto residents do not owe Eskom R18-billion

Analysis Aisha Bahadur - 8 Mar 2020

This debt should be deemed a subsidy, an external cost that the government must bear for inadequate service delivery.

Tourism must be leveraged to grow South Africa’s economy

Article Sisa Ntshona - 4 Mar 2020

The tourism sector adds unique value to the economy and overall development of the country and this should be further built upon

In his Sona speech, Ramaphosa must tread the line between promises and reality

Article Bongekile Macupe - 12 Feb 2020

South Africa has a slew of service-delivery problems, most notably in the water and electricity sectors. The time for promises is over: what the country needs is action

Do we finally have a reason to be excited about tennis in SA?

Article Luke Feltham - 5 Feb 2020

After years of struggle, the sport seems to be taking some genuine steps in the right direction at local level

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‘Joburg Noir’ extract: ‘Weep for Me, Willow’ by Fred Khumalo

A distress signal from Soweto in 1977

The Portfolio: Khaya Ngwenya

Job losses induce midwife crisis

Most Gauteng, Western Cape schools in hotspots

‘I get nothing at the end of the day’

World Cup review, Part IV: The second hand of God

Small firms adapt or die in lockdown

Lockdown bins wheelie business

Virus shakes up taxi sector

The parallel yet familiar world of Tjovitjo

Why Soweto residents do not owe Eskom R18-billion

Tourism must be leveraged to grow South Africa’s economy

In his Sona speech, Ramaphosa must tread the line between promises and reality

Do we finally have a reason to be excited about tennis in SA?

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