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Soweto

Winnie auction: Knock, knock?
Videos
/ 21 May 2013

Winnie auction: Knock, knock?

Journalists waited outside Winnie Mandela’s Soweto home for an auction to offset a debt, but were left hanging.

By Staff Reporter
Soweto beats suburbia at its own game
Article
/ 19 April 2013

Soweto beats suburbia at its own game

Business is booming as consumer culture sweeps into historically black urban residential areas.

By Staff Reporter
Protea Glen: Boom and bust in the suburbs
Article
/ 15 March 2013

Protea Glen: Boom and bust in the suburbs

Soweto’s Protea Glen has topped the national list for housing repossessions — we take a closer look.

By Staff Reporter
Goalless derby ensures Chiefs remain on top
Article
/ 9 March 2013

Goalless derby ensures Chiefs remain on top

Kaizer Chiefs have played to a goalless draw against Orlando Pirates in the Soweto derby at FNB Stadium.

By Sapa
‘Saving the world one meal at a time’
Videos
/ 29 January 2013

‘Saving the world one meal at a time’

Sunfire Solutions has empowered people to show members of their community how using solar energy to cook can drastically cut their electricity costs.

By Staff Reporter
Dispatches: Long taxi ride from Soweto
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Dispatches: Long taxi ride from Soweto

Joonji Mdyogolo’s family gathering brings home a few truths.

By Staff Reporter
Lawyer ‘hijacks’ art treasure
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Lawyer ‘hijacks’ art treasure

Soweto’s great art ‘rip-off’ – Late artist Durant Sihlali’s family is in a bitter dispute with ex-SABC lawyer Mafika Sihlali over his art collection.

By Phillip De Wet
Spinning: It’s burn, baby, burn for a new generation
Article
/ 24 June 2012

Spinning: It’s burn, baby, burn for a new generation

According to enthusiasts of spinning, the youth still burn tyres to signify their struggle.

By Percy Zvomuya
Curtain up for Soweto’s new theatre
Article
/ 24 May 2012

Curtain up for Soweto’s new theatre

It is red, yellow and blue — and set to add a splash of colour to Johannesburg’s performing arts scene.

By Percy Zvomuya
The Soweto Theatre: Making theatre matter again
Article
/ 23 May 2012

The Soweto Theatre: Making theatre matter again

Soweto has long been a cosmopolitan centre of political and artistic life. The new Soweto Theatre complex is part of an ambitious redevelopment plan.

By Donna Bryson
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Article
/ 3 May 2012

New drama as Soweto stages cultural coup

The opening of Soweto’s first theatre is the latest symbol of transformation in the area, along with its annual wine festival and May fashion week.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 April 2012

Global outrage over gang rape

Social networks have been sent into a frenzy this week as news broke of the brazen and sustained attack on a Soweto teen.

By Phillip De Wet
A Soweto suburb where services truly stink
Article
/ 30 March 2012

A Soweto suburb where services truly stink

People of Braamfischerville in Soweto have renewed hope that the public protector will highlight their sewage-infested living conditions.

By Sipho Kings
Malema promises to fight for land reform — at any cost
Article
/ 26 February 2012

Malema promises to fight for land reform — at any cost

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has vowed that the league will take up the charge to return land to its "rightful owners".

By Nickolaus Bauer
Pennyville residents protest over Absa eviction
Article
/ 1 February 2012

Pennyville residents protest over Absa eviction

Pennyville residents staged a demonstration outside Absa buildings in the Jo’burg CBD to hand over a memorandum in protest against their eviction.

By Lisa Steyn
Riding with the Sopranos
Article
/ 23 December 2011

Riding with the Sopranos

Meet the ANC’s biker club of choice.

By Lionel Faull
Merry black and white shopping
Article
/ 15 December 2011

Merry black and white shopping

Maponya Mall’s Christmas theme is strictly Western, but its Santas are multicultural.

By Ngoako Matsha and Sibongile Nkosi
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Article
/ 30 October 2011

Soweto’s small businesses struggle to survive

A survey has shown two of five informal businesses in Soweto — such as hawkers and home-based businesses — were still in operation five years later.

By Staff Reporter
Burn after wearing — township kids’ hottest fashion statement
Article
/ 28 October 2011

Burn after wearing — township kids’ hottest fashion statement

It is a cool night in the heart of Soweto and crowds of trendy young people are heading in one direction only: Pimville Zone 6.

By Sibongile Nkosi
Bara mortuary worker fired after M&G investigation
Article
/ 15 July 2011

Bara mortuary worker fired after M&G investigation

A mortuary administrator at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital has been dismissed after a <em>Mail & Guardian</em> investigation.

By Nickolaus Bauer
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Article
/ 15 July 2011

Industry is biggest power thief

Contrary to popular belief, it is not the poor residents of Soweto who steal the most electricity in South Africa — it is commercial enterprises.

By Lynley Donnelly
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Article
/ 5 July 2011

Protesters torch Soweto councillor’s house

Houses belonging to a Soweto councillor and a former councillor have been set alight during protests by residents over electricity prices and outages.

By Staff Reporter
Reconnecting the hot spots
Article
/ 24 June 2011

Reconnecting the hot spots

Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee co-ordinator Bobo Mokhoba gets a charge out of social activism.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Injury toll in Soweto train accident rises to over 800
Article
/ 21 May 2011

Injury toll in Soweto train accident rises to over 800

The injured toll of Thursday’s train crash in Soweto has risen to 852, Johannesburg emergency services said on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter
Over six hundred injured in Soweto train collision
Article
/ 20 May 2011

Over six hundred injured in Soweto train collision

At least 644 passengers were injured, two critically, when two trains collided in Meadowlands, Soweto, on Thursday

By Molaole Montsho and Jenna Etheridge
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Article
/ 19 May 2011

Hundreds injured in Soweto train smash

About 250 passengers were injured when two trains crashed in Meadowlands, Soweto on Thursday, Johannesburg emergency services said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 April 2011

Zuma takes campaign message to Soweto

President Jacob Zuma visited Soweto on Tuesday, where he campaigned for the ANC ahead of the May 18 local government elections.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 April 2011

‘I want my kids to be righteous and Rasta’

A community of Rastafarians in Soweto struggles to get the message of its faith through to its neighbours, writes <b>Ayanda Sitole</b>.

By Ayanda Sitole
UJ students gatecrash VC’s party
Article
/ 7 February 2011

UJ students gatecrash VC’s party

Unresolved tensions between students and management at UJ erupted on Friday at the university’s launch of its Soweto campus.

By Kamogelo Seekoei
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Article
/ 15 October 2010

Locals have Soweto sewn up

The township has its own shopping mall and a university to boot, but it’s the fashion scene that really sets it apart.

By Ayanda Sitole
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Article
/ 21 August 2010

New Zealand clinch Tri-Nations title

New Zealand beat South Africa 29-22 before more than 90 000 spectators at the FNB Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.

By Ken Borland
Southwestern hospitality
Article
/ 15 July 2010

Southwestern hospitality

A backpackers in Soweto is brimming with tourists here for football and a taste of authentic South African culture.

By Sello S Alcock
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