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Soweto

​Urban Village is not a band, it’s a collective of underground artists
Article
/ 27 June 2016

​Urban Village is not a band, it’s a collective of underground artists

Guitarist Lerato Lichaba dreams of a place where artists can network and create away from the media glare.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Good teacher graduates emerge when their studies combine theory and reality
Article
/ 15 June 2016

Good teacher graduates emerge when their studies combine theory and reality

The University of Johannesburg has set up a school in Soweto to teach children and student teachers.

By Sarah Gravett and Nadine Petersen
The struggle and the arts’ flowering
Analysis
/ 2 June 2016

The struggle and the arts’ flowering

The 40th anniversary of June ’76 is the right time to honour artists who helped shape the new SA, writes Bhekizizwe Peterson.

By Bhekizizwe Peterson
New protest film lays bare SA’s unresolved pain and its wrath
Article
/ 2 June 2016

New protest film lays bare SA’s unresolved pain and its wrath

Soweto, Time of Wrath is an unfiltered portrait of the raw realities of post-apartheid South Africa.

By Staff Reporter
Marching to the beat of hope
Article
/ 3 March 2016

Marching to the beat of hope

Thousands of young people are learning about life and art by joining field bands around the country.

By Staff Reporter
Mooki Street embodies the spirit of Orlando
Article
/ 4 June 2015

Mooki Street embodies the spirit of Orlando

A walk along a road in Soweto’s oldest suburb will lead you to a cradle of heritage sites.

By Luke Alfred
Struggle for power in Soweto goes underground
Article
/ 7 May 2015

Struggle for power in Soweto goes underground

Electricity thieves are using cunning methods to ply their trade that not even the police or Eskom can prevent.

By Phillip De Wet
A golden time for local music despite jackboot of apartheid
Article
/ 19 March 2015

A golden time for local music despite jackboot of apartheid

The "Next Stop Soweto" series continues with the album, Volume 4, which features local music from 1975 to 1985.

By Clyde Macfarlane
Thousands of foreigners seek refuge in Mayfair
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Thousands of foreigners seek refuge in Mayfair

Their status as asylum seekers makes it difficult for shop owners from Ethiopia, Somalia and Bengal to get licences and operate legally.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Foreign-owned spaza shop torched in Alexandra
Article
/ 26 January 2015

Foreign-owned spaza shop torched in Alexandra

Another looting and torching incident has occurred, this time in the Alexandra township, with looters fleeing once police arrived.

By Sapa
Xenophobia: Danger brewing for 2016 elections
Article
/ 25 January 2015

Xenophobia: Danger brewing for 2016 elections

In a xenophobic atmosphere ripe for political exploitation, only a few stand to lose as much as foreign nationals.

By Phillip De Wet
Soweto unrest shows lack of compassion for foreigners, says LHR
Article
/ 24 January 2015

Soweto unrest shows lack of compassion for foreigners, says LHR

Lawyers for Human Rights says it is dissapointed by the "disregard for human life" during this week’s violence in Soweto.

By Sapa
13 arrested for West Rand looting, Soweto remains calm
Article
/ 24 January 2015

13 arrested for West Rand looting, Soweto remains calm

13 people were arrested overnight for looting in Kagiso, on the West Rand, and police say the situation is calm in Soweto after a week of unrest.

By Sapa
Soweto: Foreign shopkeepers told to ‘stay away’
Article
/ 23 January 2015

Soweto: Foreign shopkeepers told to ‘stay away’

Foreign shopkeepers displaced during riots in Soweto were urged by some residents to quickly make their way out. Two people have died in the unrest.

By Kwanele Sosibo, Sthembiso Sithole and Sapa
Soweto: Violence escalates between locals and foreigners
Article
/ 22 January 2015

Soweto: Violence escalates between locals and foreigners

Two people have died and a foreign-owned shop burnt in Soweto since violence broke out between community members on Monday.

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
Soweto’s unpaid bills add to Eskom’s financial woes
Article
/ 19 November 2014

Soweto’s unpaid bills add to Eskom’s financial woes

Soweto residents owe Eskom R3.6bn in unpaid power bills they don’t ever intend to pay, compared to R2.6bn owed by the rest of the country.

By Xola Potelwa
Two nabbed for Soweto teen girl’s murder
Article
/ 7 September 2014

Two nabbed for Soweto teen girl’s murder

Two men have been arrested following the shooting of a 13-year-old girl in Protea Glen.

By Sapa
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Article
/ 12 June 2014

Finding Mbuyisa Makhubu, the June 16 1976 hero

What happened to the pupil carrying Hector Pieterson in the photo that epitomises June 16 1976? The trail leads to Canada, but hope is fading.

By Kwanele Sosibo
DA supporters march against SABC ad ban
Article
/ 12 April 2014

DA supporters march against SABC ad ban

Hundreds of DA supporters marched through the streets of Soweto to protests the banning of the party’s advert by the SABC.

By Sapa
Soweto residents could be stranded by Mandela memorial
Article
/ 9 December 2013

Soweto residents could be stranded by Mandela memorial

Road closures and public transport disruptions will mean residents of Soweto and greater Gauteng could struggle to get to work on Tuesday.

By Sipho Kings
Vilakazi Street remembers Madiba
Videos
/ 6 December 2013

Vilakazi Street remembers Madiba

As the world mourns Nelson Mandela, we speak to locals in Vilakazi Street, Soweto – Madiba’s former home.

By Staff Reporter
Struggling craftsmen get a leg up
Article
/ 22 November 2013

Struggling craftsmen get a leg up

A new entrepreneurial initiative in stores links artisans with people who need their services.

By Staff Reporter
Okmalumkoolkat: The koolkat of future kwaito
Article
/ 21 November 2013

Okmalumkoolkat: The koolkat of future kwaito

Durban-born artist Okmalumkoolkat is as obsessed with pushing the city’s dance styles as he is in bringing its gqom life to the world.

By Kwanele Sosibo
The resurrection of the street committee
Article
/ 8 November 2013

The resurrection of the street committee

Street committees have found their way back into contemporary politics after being instrumental in the demise of apartheid, writes Manqoba Nxumalo.

By Staff Reporter
Spreading Soweto’s inpiration at TEDx
Videos
/ 5 November 2013

Spreading Soweto’s inpiration at TEDx

Interest in TEDx Soweto – now in its fourth year – is growing, but organisers say it could be even bigger.

By Staff Reporter
Care centres: Changing the lives of disabled children
Videos
/ 30 October 2013

Care centres: Changing the lives of disabled children

Taking care of disabled children takes a special kind of person. But caregivers at centres such as Eyethu are not receiving the training they need.

By Staff Reporter
If it’s survival of the fittest, Soweto will give you a run for your money
Article
/ 18 October 2013

If it’s survival of the fittest, Soweto will give you a run for your money

Even with competition from large retailers, small businesses thrive in Soweto, which appears to accord with ­strategies in the ANC-supported NDP.

By Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya
Chaos on Soweto streets as protests continue
Article
/ 9 August 2013

Chaos on Soweto streets as protests continue

Furious Soweto residents have vowed to make the township ungovernable until the Premier of Gauteng addresses them on poor service delivery.

By Khuthala Nandipha
School a beacon of hope
Article
/ 19 July 2013

School a beacon of hope

The Adelaide Tambo School for the Physically Challenged in Soweto was established in 1980 under the name of JC Merkin.

By Tamsin Oxford
Soweto ready to welcome ‘fellow African’ Obama
Article
/ 29 June 2013

Soweto ready to welcome ‘fellow African’ Obama

Residents of Soweto are preparing to welcome US President Barack Obama as a "fellow African".

By Jan Hennop
Vilakazi street candle-light vigil for Madiba
Article
/ 27 June 2013

Vilakazi street candle-light vigil for Madiba

Nelson Mandela has been honoured with a rousing memorial-like glow of candle-lights in a vigil in Vilakazi Street, Soweto.

By Khuthala Nandipha
Trepidation reigns at protest-hit Dube Hostel
Article
/ 25 June 2013

Trepidation reigns at protest-hit Dube Hostel

The calm prevailing at Dube Hostel hinges on whether the electricity problems it is experiencing can be fixed for good, according to hostel leaders.

By Kwanele Sosibo
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