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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-03-03-taxi-driver-arrested-for-having-more-than-r90k-in-unpaid-fines

Taxi driver arrested for having more than R90k in unpaid fines

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (460+ words) Cape Town traffic officers arrested 10 minibus taxi drivers for outstanding warrants totalling more than R632,000 last week. Four of the arrests were made on the N2 during peak-hour patrols and operations. On February 26, officers arrested a driver with 22 warrants to the value…...

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sowetan.co.za > opinion > columnists > 2026-03-03-opinion-social-media-and-visa-reform-key-to-boosting-tourist-arrivals-to-sa

OPINION | Social media and visa reform key to boosting tourist arrivals to SA

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (498+ words) Tourism continues to be one of SA's most significant economic sectors, contributing to job creation, about 9% of GDP, investment mobilisation and, most importantly, the sustainability of community livelihoods. During a recent media briefing, tourism minister Patricia de Lille noted that…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-03-02-65-undocumented-migrant-workers-found-at-gauteng-construction-sites

65 undocumented migrant workers found at Gauteng construction sites

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (501+ words) Construction workers without personal protective equipment, unsafe scaffolding, failure to pay the national minimum wage, no UIF, no Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (Coida) registration, and a fake construction permit: these are some of the 11 contraventions uncovered during…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-03-02-six-workers-dead-three-missing-after-joburg-business-block-collapses

Six workers dead, three missing after Joburg business block collapses

17+ hour, 6+ min ago  (441+ words) Six people were pronounced dead after an office block in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, collapsed yesteday afternoon. Two were reportedly trapped under the rubble, while three could not be accounted for. The incident occurred at Amethyst Business Park, when a…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-03-02-macpherson-disputes-r839k-brazil-trip-claims

Macpherson disputes R839k Brazil trip claims

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (454+ words) ActionSA has called on minister of public works and infrastructure Dean Macpherson to repay taxpayer money allegedly spent on a working trip to Brazil that included his partner. In a media statement by the party's MP Malebo Kobe, ActionSA is…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-02-25-nothing-will-stop-us-from-lottery-takeover-says-sandile-zungu

Nothing will stop us from lottery takeover, says Sandile Zungu

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (349+ words) Businessman Sandile Zungu says nothing will stop his company from taking over the national lottery in four months, and they are preparing the rollout. Speaking to Sowetan editor Sibongakonke Shoba for the podcast In the Know, Zungu said Sizekhaya Holdings…...

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sowetan.co.za > sport > 2026-02-25-ellis-wants-an-improved-display-against-zim-in-semis

Ellis wants an improved display against Zim in semis

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (267+ words) Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis was not happy after Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Lesotho in their Cosafa Women's Championship Group A match at Seshego Stadium. Despite the draw, SA topped Group A after wins against Malawi and Angola ultimately earned them…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-02-25-madlanga-inquiry-considers-summoning-doctors-who-give-witnesses-dubious-sick-notes

Madlanga inquiry considers summoning doctors who give witnesses dubious sick notes

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (323+ words) Medical doctors who have provided questionable sick notes to witnesses subpoenaed by the Madlanga inquiry could get into trouble with the commission. The commission on Wednesday said it's considering the option of summoning doctors who have supplied witnesses with questionable…...

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sowetan.co.za > news > 2026-02-25-accused-in-r113m-tender-fraud-stole-money-meant-for-public-schools-and-sent-his-kids-to-curro

Accused in R113m tender fraud ‘stole money meant for public schools and sent his kids to Curro’

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (319+ words) A Mpumalanga businessman embroiled in the R113m school repairs scandal has been blasted for "stealing" money meant for public schools and then sending his children to private schools. Ted Ripinga is one of the 38 people " including 10 former and current government officials…...

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sowetan.co.za > opinion > 2026-02-20-julius-malema-ramaphosa-is-selling-sas-wealth-to-the-highest-bidder

JULIUS MALEMA | Ramaphosa is selling SA’s wealth to the highest bidder

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (797+ words) The EFF warned President Cyril Ramaphosa eight years ago that the Oppenheimers and Ruperts would neutralise him and diminish his legacy to that of a man who auctioned off our country and its strategic assets to the highest bidders. Ramaphosa…...