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YOUTH DAY |Youth of 2026 face a different struggle 50 years after 1976 uprising

Sowetan Live 16 Jun 2026
Story audio is generated using AI. Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, many young South Africans say their biggest fight is no longer for access to education but for access to jobs ... “I have spent close to six months searching for opportunities.
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Gauteng schools recorded 4,600 violent incidents in five years

Sowetan Live 15 Jun 2026
Story audio is generated using AI. More than 4,600 incidents of violence have been reported in Gauteng schools over the past five years, painting a troubling picture of the safety challenges facing pupils and teachers in the province ... TimesLIVE .
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Sowetan On The Move | Chasing Comrades with Gugulethu Mthunzi

Sowetan Live 12 Jun 2026
In the debut episode of Sowetan On The Move, Thulani sits down with fellow and first time Comrades runner Gugulethu Mthunzi to discuss their running journeys, lessons ...
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Mzoli Ngcawuzele: Tributes for Gugulethu pioneer

Eye Witness News 07 Jun 2026
There are calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to grant him an official provincial funeral. .
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‘Their deaths diminish us all’: Two WSU students die days apart

Sowetan Live 05 Jun 2026
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) is mourning the loss of two students who died in separate incidents in East London and Mthatha within two days of each other ...Words cannot adequately convey the depth of this loss ... Their deaths diminish us all.”.
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Wits named Africa’s top university in global rankings

Sowetan Live 02 Jun 2026
Story audio is generated using AI. Wits University has been ranked the best university in Africa after securing the top position on the continent in the 2026 Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) ... TimesLIVE .
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Manamela unveils R149bn higher education budget focused on skills, jobs

Sowetan Live 26 May 2026
Story audio is generated using AI. Higher education minister Buti Manamela has tabled a R149.2bn budget aimed at improving skills training, strengthening TVET colleges, and helping more young people find work after studying ... TimesLIVE .
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546 fewer lives lost as murder rate drops, but SA still battling violent crime

Sowetan Live 22 May 2026
Story audio is generated using AI. For 546 families across South Africa, this year brought a small mercy — a loved one who is still alive today ... “The figures that will be presented today are not just numbers ... “These are not opportunistic crimes.
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Landlords struggling to keep lights on amid NSFAS turmoil

Sowetan Live 11 May 2026
Story audio is generated using AI ... The South African National Student Accommodation Association has raised alarm over the decision by higher education minister Buti Manamela to place NSFAS under administration once again ... “Students deserve certainty.
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NSFAS releases R1.1bn in student accommodation payments

Sowetan Live 11 May 2026
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has released private accommodation payments for university students, bringing relief to thousands of accommodation providers who have faced mounting financial pressure over delayed payments.
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University of Venda warns students about fake 2027 application link

Sowetan Live 08 May 2026
Story audio is generated using AI. The University of Venda (Univen) has warned prospective students and parents against a fake 2027 application link circulating on social media, saying it could expose users to scams and cybersecurity risks ... TimesLIVE .
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Mamela Nyamza’s global triumph, ‘Hatched Ensemble’, comes home for two nights only

Mail Guardian South Africa 30 Apr 2026
Bamamele (“They are listening”) ... Today, I am no longer on stage ... Ballet ... Born in Gugulethu, Cape Town, in 1976, Nyamza dreamt of becoming a teacher. Her path shifted at the age of eight when she discovered dance at Gugulethu’s Zama Dance School ... ....
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