'Experienced' Matongo leads race to be Joburg mayor | Plan to cut social distance to half a metre for pupils

Download the SowetanLIVE app [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE] Morning Newsletter — August 4 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( ['Experienced' Matongo leads race to be Joburg mayor]( [image: 'Experienced' Matongo leads race to be Joburg mayor]( The ANC's nomination of candidates to succeed the late Geoff Makhubo as mayor of Johannesburg had to be settled by who had administrative and political experience to lead the city in the long term. [Read more >>]( Top stories [News]( | [South Africa]( [Plan to cut social distance to half a metre for pupils]( [image: 'Experienced' Matongo leads race to be Joburg mayor]( Angie Motshekga is in negotiations with stakeholders in the sector to reduce the social distance between pupils from 1m to half a metre as primary schools battle to accommodate all pupils. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Parents strip dilapidated school, build shacks]( [image: 'Experienced' Matongo leads race to be Joburg mayor]( Tired of empty promises that a new school would be built for them, parents at a Limpopo school demolished an old and hazardous structure and built shacks which are now being used as classrooms. [Read more >>]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Ahly Talk of Ahly's interest in Ngcobo premature]( [image: 'Experienced' Matongo leads race to be Joburg mayor]( It has turned out Al Ahly's much-hyped interest in Kaizer Chiefs ace Nkosingiphile Ngcobo isn’t as weighty as many have perceived. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [How Cape Town doctors used an amniotic sac to save a baby’s life]( A Cape Town doctor’s decision to save a mother’s amniotic sac during a complex C-section birth has saved the life of baby Ephraim Maleho, who was born with vital organs outside his abdomen. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Mango gets extension to appoint business rescue practitioner]( The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) on Tuesday agreed to grant low-cost airline Mango an extension to appoint a business rescue practitioner. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Informal businesses hit by looting can apply for Gauteng government funding]( Informal businesses affected by the recent looting which ravaged parts of Gauteng will be able to apply for funding from the provincial government to help them get back on their feet. [Read more >>]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [Government will proclaim October 27 as local government election date, but this doesn’t mean voting will go ahead]( [Entertainment]( [Gauteng finalists lead the pack in Miss SA top 10]( [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [The exclusive ‘Mandela Sanctuary’ doesn’t deserve its name]( [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [Boost equality by creating a gender-equal society overall]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Musonda trusts teammates will help him score goals]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Hunt to bring game intelligence at Chippa]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Opener against Kaizer Chiefs biggest test for Galaxy – Da Gama]( [Sport]( [SA sprinters fail to make cut for 200m at Olympics]( [Sport]( [Excitement gets better of Mashele in 5,000m]( [Unsubscribe]( • • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 04-08-2021 is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By