Mpho Koka Journalist

Mpho Koka is a journalist at Sowetan, working as a general news journalist and reporter.

News

NSFAS declines over 160,000 applications

More than 160,000 applications for financial assistance for the 2023 academic year have been rejected by the national ...

Politics

Traditional leaders in talks with party on land ownership

The ownership of land and its transfer in rural areas under the control of traditional leaders is being addressed with ...

Politics

Looted money from SOEs being recovered in court

"The effects of loadshedding are felt every day by households, businesses, schools, hospitals and government offices... ...

News

Chris Hani monument vandalised

The ANC in Gauteng has expressed outrage over the vandalism of the Chris Hani monument in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni.

News

'Meyiwa died in a fight with people he was sitting with'

The lawyer for the first four accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial stuck to his theory that there were no intruders ...

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Mutilated body found in veld confirmed to be Bokgabo

The family of missing four-year-old Bokgabo Poo have confirmed that the mutilated body of a child found in an open veld ...

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No foul play suspected in latest breakdowns as Eskom moves load-shedding to stage 2

Eskom says its system remains constrained as it is experiencing breakdowns and this could lead to a change in the ...

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'I came here to salute those Marikana heroes who fought for us'

"I read about people like Mambush (Mgcineni Noki). I came here to salute those heroes who fought for us," said Bonga ...

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Charges dropped against cops accused of killing Mthokozisi Ntumba

The Johannesburg high court has acquitted four police officers on charges of killing Mthokozisi Ntumba during a student ...

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'Meyiwa murder scene was deliberately cleaned up before cops' arrival'

The scene where Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down was cleaned up before police arrived and cordoned it off.