A strike by some Rea Vaya bus drivers at Soccer City on Monday afternoon has left nearly a thousand fans looking for alternative transport.
<em>Matthew Krouse</em> looks at Jodi Bieber’s book about regular people in an extraordinary place.
Dress can have a strange and sudden effect on people. When Orlando Pirates fan Kenneth Metiba is in his formal gear he looks just like a regular guy.
Bulls supporter Eldre Janse van Rensburg had never set foot in Soweto before Saturday’s Super 14 rugby final.
Flyhalf Morne Steyn kicked 20 points to help the Bulls clinch their third Super 14 title in four years with a 25-17 win over rivals the Stormers.
Pandemonium broke out at the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Friday after Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and his co-accused’s case was postponed.
In the final part of our city series, <b>Verashni Pillay</b> turns to Jozi and highlights the city’s historical wealth and the warmth of its people.
Two <b>M&G</b> staffers give their accounts of the day the Bulls came to Soweto.
Soweto closed down its most famous road on Friday for a street party outside Nelson Mandela’s former home to mark 20 days until the World Cup.
At a sun-scorched Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre on Tuesday, more top men’s seeds exited in the first round of the Soweto Open.
‘It’s like blowing the dust off buried treasure!’ David Smith revels in his discovery of township artist Ephraim Ngatane.
Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre. Humphrey Tyler was the only reporter there when the police opened fire.
Dozens of police officers gathered at the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday ahead of the court appearance of hip-hop artist Jub Jub.
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/ 29 January 2010
An upmarket shebeen has become a gathering place for Soweto’s chattering classes. Percy Zvomuya paid Kwa-Thabeng a visit.
A Soweto high school pupil hanged herself in Emndeni on Thursday after discovering she failed matric, Johannesburg police said.
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/ 20 November 2009
Sello Alcock visits Kliptown’s Soweto Hotel on Freedom Square to see if he can have a meaningful tourist experience in his own backyard.
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/ 26 September 2009
Oupa Nkosi takes to the streets with his camera and his notepad to document a new generation of taxi marshals.
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/ 22 September 2009
Judge Kathy Satchwell on Tuesday dealt swiftly with a complaint that her sexuality made her an unsuitable candidate for the Constitutional Court.
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/ 5 September 2009
Chiawelo residents have mixed feelings about the box-office hit, filmed in their backyard, that has grossed -million so far.
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/ 4 September 2009
M&G reporters joined the BRT queues this week to capture the mood of commuters before and after the violent attack near Nancefield hostel in Soweto.
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/ 2 September 2009
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on Wednesday condemned ”in the strongest possible terms” the overnight shooting of a BRT bus in Soweto.
Colleagues of murdered Bona magazine editor and Soweto TV chairperson Force Khashane on Thursday described him as ”a dignified man”.
Residents of Phiri in Soweto are required to undergo the indignity of a means test just to have access to free water.
Wednesday saw an ”uneven” resumption of teaching at Soweto schools following last week’s disruptions, said Gauteng education minister Barbara Creecy.
Disruptions at Soweto schools ended on Wednesday after a pact was reached between provincial education minister Barbara Creecy and Sadtu.
Soweto is synonymous with SA, a symbol of the fight for freedom. However, it is also a place where millions play their favourite sport, football.
With the Fifa Confederations Cup just days away, views are mixed as to whether the World Cup curtain-raiser will drive football fans into Soweto.
The Guardian’s Africa correspondent David Smith sets aside concerns of voyeurism to get a guided view of modern Soweto.
The revamped Arthur Ashe Tennis Complex has come a long way to host its first major international tournament, writes Monako Dibetle.
Cope presidential candidate Mvume Dandala hit the campaign trail in Soweto on Thursday.
The Exclusive Books at Maponya Mall in Soweto is different from its older siblings in the suburbs.
Government should not be blamed for the problems which may have led to flooding in Soweto, ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday.