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Joe Latakgomo, the founding editor of the Sowetan newspaper in 1981 – passed away on 22 February 2026. Photo: Supplied
AGGREY KLAASTE

Joe Latakgomo: Founding editor of Sowetan – critical role in black journalism

It was at The World that he found himself standing alongside one of South Africa’s most towering figures in the press, Percy Qoboza. To serve as deputy to a legend requires a…

  • William Gumede
6 min read
Ufrieda Ho, a cherished journalist and writer, died of cancer at the age of 52. (Instagram)
ATHLONE

Another journalist heads for the Great Blue Skies

Ho is the author of Paper Sons and Daughters: A Memoir: Growing Up Chinese in South Africa, published in 2012

  • Marlan Padayachee
1 min read
Joe Latakgomo
ALBERT JOHANNESON

Flags at half‐mast as Durban remembers giants

The prestigious Mount Edgecombe Estate, home to one of South Africa’s iconic golf courses, honoured long-standing resident, former club captain and high‐handicap golfer Kiruban…

  • Marlan Padayachee
5 min read
Vuyo Tuku says he was never accused of spying even when SAA sent charges to him. (Tshepo Kekana/Sunday World/Gallo Images)
JOE LATAKGOMO

Former SAA executive denies spying allegations

Vuyo Tuku says he was never accused of spying even when SAA sent charges to him

  • Joe Latakgomo
  • Vuyo Tuku
2 min read