The Sowetan Headlines Today

Online admissions draw over 340k learners in Gauteng

Mostly teens among 25 people killed in Cape Verde bus crash

Parker not troubled by Galaxy’s slow start

JOSEPH SEKHAMPU | Why electoral decline has not broken ANC apart

What you need to know about SA’s cost of living in 2026

ANC chaos: Chikane, Lungisa and Mafu left off election lists

Africa gets only 23% of the climate finance it needs – and pays too much for it

Germany plans anti-sabotage shield after airport drone attack, Bild reports

ANC chaos: Chikane, Lungisa and Mafu left off election lists

Principal returns despite ongoing R1m school funds probe

‘Man of the match award slipped my mind,’ says exhausted and elated Ethan Hooker

Irregular Seta board appointments flout governance rules, AG finds

ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Beware the danger of treating Madlanga inquiry as a catalogue of villains

DA’s Cape Town majority under threat as PA grows and ANC claws back support

A-LISTERS | Clivias and celebs spring up in Hyde Park

NDUMISO NGCOBO | I’m with Michelle on this

TAEGAN DEVAR | The rugby flyover and the normalisation of deviance

Sinesipho Dambile lands SA’s only podium finish of Diamond League finale

Robin Morgan, feminist, poet and editor, dies at 85

Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

Joburg hit by storms as SAWS warns of record El Niño

US phases out $45m annual support for Namibia HIV programme

Weight of history in Soweto fuels Springboks’ desire to win

UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows Africa’s size more accurately

Civil rights groups urge a halt to SA’s data centres boom amid water and power fears

For feminists, the deaths of Parton and Steinem days apart deliver a double dose of grief

Trump turns to a dual economic and military approach in latest attempt to squeeze Iran

Swanepoel set to start for Titans while CSA disciplinary process drags on

Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods

Alcaraz keeps US Open party going, Sabalenka complains of cannabis smell in win

BOOK REVIEW | When poetry gives a broadcaster a voice beyond the airwaves

What to know about UK-controlled Falkland Islands after Argentina’s president stakes claim

Africa’s football progress seen as key factor in future support for Infantino

Ramaphosa says Phala Phala panel denied him a vital legal shield

MMUSI MAIMANE | SA faces tough choices on women’s health funding

A search for truth | Nicole Engelbrecht on her book ‘Bare Bones’

Woolworths to expand homeware business

WHAT’S ON | Going out

Unstoppable Shoprite tests money market debit card

Mchunu loses bid to take WBA Continental title from Cuban star

Explainer | Pitso’s immediate challenges as Bafana coach

Clashes in southern Sudan leave more than 20 dead: medical group

Volkswagen board approves turnaround plan, flags 50,000 possible job cuts across group

Ad hoc committee descends into chaos as DA, ActionSA walk out over squabbling MPs

At least 37 die of fumes in Nigeria oil pipeline incident, group says

Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate for trafficking minors, money laundering

Between Meetings | Why ‘Emzini’ star Buhle Moletsane is back on the box

Ulterio Motiv turns Jeep Gladiator into six-wheel Maximus

WATCH LIVE | Peter ‘Gagash’ Nonyane and wife Charlotte Tibana’s bail hearing

Boeing predicts Africa’s aircraft fleet will more than double by 2045

Car exports worth R291bn hinge on old-car recycling rules

Please help Mpho get new hearing aids in time for exams

Thousands of Lebanese students remain displaced

WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

WATCH LIVE | Judgment in Kluyts murder case against Bafana Mahungela

WATCH LIVE | Khampepe commission into TRC cases

WATCH LIVE | Pretoria high court hears challenge for Balobedu throne

Health officials turn to mobile phone data to track Ebola spread in DRC

Heavy traffic expected in Limpopo as ZCC worshippers flock to Moria

Nigeria could double energy investment within 5 years: IEA chief Fatih Birol

Foreign drones fuelling Sudan war crimes, says UN

Armani group faces ticking clock on €7bn stake sale

Denmark expects to send first migrants to return hub outside EU in 2027

WATCH LIVE | Ramaphosa’s review application of section 89 Phala Phala report

Martina Biene leaves Volkswagen Group Africa for Škoda board

Hamilton starts his Monza weekend with style and statement

WATCH LIVE | Julius Mkhwanazi and co-accused apply for bail in Mbense murder

EXPLAINER | Why India’s strong GDP growth is raising eyebrows

Rescue teams save two men trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnel

Charges withdrawn against Alpha execs and attorney after DPP finds allegations ‘baseless’

READER LETTER | Tough mayoral choice for Jozi

The AM Check-in | Spring Day water prank leaves deaf pupil devastated

Locked out: why townships struggle to do business

Mbuthuma happy to win over Bucs fans at last

No one is above parliament: EFF, MKP to Ramaphosa on Phala Phala

Bavuma’s foundation helps feed 200 vulnerable schoolkids

Why Emzini star Moletsane quit corporate job for TV baddie

SOWETAN | Mosimane has solid Bafana to build on

Why Emzini star Buhle Moletsane quit corporate job for TV baddie

SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | Spring Day chaos a mirror of our society

Nontshinga looks beyond Suganob in IBF elimination bout

STEVEN ZWANE | Heritage must build youth agency for SA’s economy to grow

LISTEN | Spring Day water prank leaves deaf pupil devastated

Springboks v All Blacks: five things to know ahead of Saturday’s game

Nkota returns to Pirates for season

Wonder Boys gang members get life for murder of man whose remains have never been found

Three life sentences for woman who murdered employer and her family

EXPLAINER | Samro offers R3m music funding to 120 artists

Why a longer working week may not fix Volkswagen’s woes

Jongizizwe Dlabathi resigns as ANC Ekurhuleni secretary again

ANC candidate list issues hit three provinces before deadline

All Blacks make three changes to their pack for third Test against Boks

‘We cannot continue in this fashion’: Defence fumes over delays in Matlala trial

SPOTLIGHT | A wild ride, a climbing adventure, an award-winning local film and tunes from the Mother City

Sundowns aim to dislodge Bucs by beating Arrows again

WATCH | Kwinika believes Chiefs can win the league this season

Kwinika believes Chiefs can win the league this season

WATCH | Teargas and rubber bullets as tempers flare in March and March clash with refugees

FNB Art Fair defends prize winner amid copyright claims

Audi and SAIC set up innovation hub for China-exclusive brand