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IN PICS | Christmas babies showered with gifts

Sowetan Live 25 Dec 2025
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo Ralehoko, and Ekurhuleni mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, showered mothers and their babies born on Christmas Day with gifts at Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus ... Sowetan .
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Gauteng ANC mourns passing of corruption-accused former health MEC Brian Hlongwa

Sowetan Live 24 Dec 2025
The Gauteng ANC provincial task team (PTT) is mourning the passing of corruption-accused former Gauteng health MEC Brian Hlongwa, who died after an illness. Hlongwa was the health MEC from 2006 to 2009 ... Their trial was due to start in April 2026.
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IN PICS | Gauteng health MEC visits survivors of Bekkersdal mass shooting in hospital

Sowetan Live 22 Dec 2025
Gauteng health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko on Monday visited survivors of a mass shooting at a tavern in Bekkersdal, west of Joburg, in the early hours of Sunday ... Sowetan .
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SOWETAN | Let’s all ensure safety on the roads

Sowetan Live 12 Dec 2025
The festive mood is now fully upon us and this weekend marks the start of the annual road traffic trips out of urban centres such as Gauteng to the coastal or rural areas ... It is a time to cherish, with music, moments shared and decorations shimmering.
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SOWETAN | Stokvels innovate for safer, digital future

Sowetan Live 11 Dec 2025
For decades, stokvels have served as the backbone of financial security for SA’s black communities ... They have endured, evolved, and embedded themselves in the country’s economic and social fabric ... safety ... Sowetan .
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FREE TO READ | Soar higher – Explore further

Sowetan Live 11 Dec 2025
Welcome to this edition of High-Flyers, where curiosity meets adventure, and every journey is a chance to discover something extraordinary ... Travel transforms, inspires and connects us ... Raina Julies. .
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FREE TO READ | Keeping it real, making it count

Sowetan Live 11 Dec 2025
If there’s one thing we know for certain about AI, it’s that it is artificial. It’s in the name – it’s made by humans to imitate human intelligence. There’s nothing about AI that’s real, except perhaps for its capacity to do things faster than humans ... .
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Two Oceans sets date for 2026 Trail Run

Sowetan Live 11 Dec 2025
The Two Oceans Marathon Trail Run returns on April 10, 2026, giving runners the choice between two distances. 16km and 24km ...We can’t wait to welcome participants back for another unforgettable edition in 2026.” ... – Sowetan Reporter .
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SOWETAN | ANC must pay its workers to regain public trust

Sowetan Live 10 Dec 2025
The ANC convened its mid-term review gathering in Boksburg this week, where thousands of delegates are to assess progress in implementing the party’s resolutions from the last conference ... Sowetan .
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FREE TO READ | Refresh, renew and reimagine your space

Sowetan Live 10 Dec 2025
There’s something about summer that inspires a fresh start, whether it’s reviving tired outdoor furniture, repainting your kitchen cabinets or giving your garden a planet-friendly glow-up ... .
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Matric exam breach detected

Sowetan Live 10 Dec 2025
“The breach was detected through the department’s internal monitoring and oversight systems ...Sowetan Reporter .
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SOWETAN | Multiple failures enabled Saulsville massacre

Sowetan Live 09 Dec 2025
This brutal massacre is not only a horrifying tragedy for the families involved but also a stark indictment of systemic failures. a failure of law enforcement, of civic oversight and of political will ... Gangs and crime networks operate with ease ... .
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SOWETAN | How many more whistleblowers must die?

Sowetan Live 08 Dec 2025
Until his killing, he had been known as Witness D – an identity he assumed to mitigate the risk of being targeted ... His mother-in-law told Sowetan’s sister publication The Sunday Times that he knew that people were after him and he was prepared to die.
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