The Sowetan Headlines Today

The AM Check-in | Fuel relief won’t ease cost-of-living squeeze

READER LETTER | SA needs to keep its Elon Musks

Godongwana: Badly run municipalities could lose funding again

PSG blow as Kvaratskhelia suffers major injury in win over Barca

Omoda C4 to be first Chery Group model built in South Africa

Fuel relief won’t ease cost-of-living squeeze

MTBPS 2026 | Godongwana provides fuel price relief again — but at what cost?

SOWETAN | McKenzie’s media ban raises serious concerns

Pypers to donate full purse to fight against GBVF

ASK DR LUVUYO BAYENI | Albinism – looking beyond what meets the eye

Omar Lye-Fook on reconnecting with SA and the evolution of neo-soul

Mthethwa rallies Chiefs ahead of Confed clash

Senatla weaves creative legacy beyond sports

Carrim ‘car theft’ charges: SAPS confirms arrest of ‘prominent NW businessman’

Jansen performs starring role as Proteas stand on brink of victory

Five key takeaways from Brigitte Mabandla’s TRC testimony

BREAKING | State to add more charges against Carrim

‘Your comments are deeply disturbing’: Lamola slams Mashaba over Samora Machel remarks

Egypt rejects Libyan approval of maritime deal with Turkey

Woman tells UK court comedian Brand treated her like an animal

France’s Macron vows to bring order, calls foreign criticism of unrest ‘stupid’

Russia willing in principle to join new Ukraine peace talks in November: Kremlin

Fuzile blew away formidable foe, Malcolm Klassen, on this day in 2018, but his career never took off

EXPLAINER | Why Madlanga doesn’t have powers to declassify secret documents

EXPLAINER | Why Madlanga believes it doesn’t have power to declassify secret documents

FIA boss happy for F1 to race in Middle East, less sure about Dakar Rally

EFF, ActionSA trade blows over Bronkhorstspruit water crisis

‘Fight’ involving Komphela, Wiliete coach a non-issue, says Cardoso

IN FULL | Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s MTBPS speech

SA enforce follow-on after bowling Australia out for 99

State allocates R21.8bn to boost local government services

‘I don’t know him’: Mabandla denies Wagener link in alleged bid to halt Chikane case prosecution

Treasury sets aside R823m for army support against gangs, illegal mining

Treasury moves to reform municipal finance laws

Grant savings of R13bn will be used in fight against gender-based violence

Hunt fancies Stellies’ chances in Carling Cup

Tax revenue projections up R17.1bn for 2026-27

WATCH | Police officer earns PhD with thesis to bridge trust gap between police and public

Ghost worker audit flags more than 4,000 fictitious government employees

Treasury proposes fiscal anchor law to boost stability

Government responds to pleas for fuel price relief

Treasury cuts 2026 growth forecast but says economy shows resilience

Government targets R38bn in savings for vital programmes

Here’s what to do if you want be on ‘Big Brother Mzansi’ season 7

WATCH LIVE | Godongwana delivers medium-term budget policy speech

Gauteng teacher suspended for allegedly raping 9-year-old pupil

Ekurhuleni woman arrested for ‘staging her own kidnapping’

King Charles and family mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster

Nikani admits being frustrated by Polokwane’s difficult start

BETWEEN MEETINGS | Hellen Motsuki shares joy of her pregnancy being written into ‘Skeem Saam’ storyline

TRC Inquiry: Ex-minister says NPA should have acted ‘according to law’

EXPLAINER | Who is Stephen Hubbard, the US citizen released by Russia?

Chery and JLR reveal new details of Freelander 8 plug-in hybrid

Putin says US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed from Russian custody

Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to Israel

Europe weighs giving utilities, infrastructure companies more powers to bring down drones

Election billboard legal woes and poster ‘war’

WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues

Chlorine supply restored, but Bronkhorstspruit water not yet safe to drink

WATCH LIVE | Khampepe commission into TRC cases continues

SETHULEGO MATEBESI | Unspent vote buys nothing — alliances in SA’s election

Numsa president Andrew Chirwa defends union leadership amid internal dissent

Half of India’s coal plants run critically low on fuel as power demand surges

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

ANDY DU PLESSIS | SA has enough food — why are 18-million people starving?

Mastercard builds trust for AI-powered commerce in Africa

Can a 5% newsprint tariff save SA’s print industry?

FIRST DRIVE | 2026 Audi Q5 tweaks a tested formula

Israel accepted as Pacific Islands Forum partner, says foreign minister

SAPS open application for 5,500 trainees

WATCH LIVE | Madlanga commission continues

READER LETTER | Secrecy around Zuma’s health dubious

The AM Check-in | Economists expect limited relief for households in MTBPS amid rising living costs

Suspect in Australian MP vehicle attack appears in court

READER LETTER | A political volcano simmering

Bavuma heroics help SA take control of second Test

LISTEN | Economists expect limited relief for households in MTBPS amid rising living costs

New Bay coach Pantev eager to prove himself in PSL

Sebola adamant ‘Baby Haaland’ will not join Bucs’ flops list

Kanalelo confident Gallants will dodge the axe

Bavuma’s masterpiece puts Proteas on top in second Test

Soweto school under fire amid pupil rape claim

More than 150 people feared killed in Sudan drone attack on market in disputed zone

Five things you need to know about Maj-Gen Mphego’s arrest

How to secure R500k from a New Zealand fund for your project

iCaur V25 revealed with electric and range-extender powertrains

‘Coalitions constrain service delivery’ – Ramaphosa

Boxing SA to launch Steve Tshwete Boxing League in Middelburg

Fingerprint expert links AKA murder accused to taxi boss hit

WATCH | ‘We’re very sorry’: Ramaphosa on Bronkhorstspruit water crisis

Cocaine and antidepressants found in Anele Tembe’s body

LISTEN | Economists expect limited relief for households in MTBPS amid rising living costs

Hellen Motsuki shares joy of her pregnancy being written into ‘Skeem Saam’ storyline

Shark kills swimmer off Orient Beach in KuGompo

Rubio denies political motive in Ukraine interceptor delay

Ex-crime intelligence head gets bail over charges related to SAPS ammuniton

More champions coming from our dungeon — Nkosinathi Hlatshwayo

EXPLAINER | France in turmoil: what might follow a weekend of riots?

Here’s why the court denied Sibiya bail

Athletics SA instructed to remove Moloi, reform constitution in six months or face sanctions