Sowetan is a newspaper in Soweto, South Africa covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

The Sowetan was founded on February 2, 1981 as a liberation struggle newspaper that was freely distributed to households in the black township of Soweto, Johannesburg. Owned by Avusa (a South African media company formerly known as Johnnic Communications), the newspaper tends toward a left-wing editorial tone. Readership is estimated at 1.5 million, with a circulation of about 125,000 copies.

This newspaper is owned by Avusa.

The web site is presented in the English language.

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Refugee Rights Group Calls for Citizenship for Refugee Babies Born in South Africa
-- The Sowetan reported on August 17, 2010: "The People Against Suffering, Suppression, Oppression and Poverty refugee rights group will tell Parliament today that anyone born in South Africa should automatically become a citizen. This is a provision the...

Scuffles in South Africa as Soccer Fans Rush for World Cup Tickets
-- The Sowetan reported on April 15, 2010: "Police had to step in to stop scuffles - and a pensioner died in the queue - as thousands of South Africans rushed for 500,000 World Cup soccer tickets being sold for cash for the first time...

South African Journalist Beaten by Police
-- Source: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Johannesburg, February 15, 2010 -- Sowetan journalist Riot Hlatshwayo was beaten by police in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga on 12 January 2010. Hlatshwayo was covering a...