Watch — Unpaid Winners and a Race in Crisis: The Soweto Marathon Fallout ...

It’s been almost six months since the Soweto Marathon was run in Soweto, South Africa, last November. But the race’s top finishers—including winners Margaret Jepchumba of Kenya and Joseph Seutloali of ...

Sports minister Gayton McKenzie reiterated the department’s plan to temporarily take over the Soweto Marathon. He will meet ...

In 2024, the Mpumalanga Marathon offered a record R1 million prize to the winners, and athletes sacrificed other races to ...

After delays in prize payments, Central Gauteng Athletics cautions against government intervention in the Soweto Marathon, ...

The organisers of the African Bank Soweto Marathon have vowed to beef up security and increase police visibility during the November race in response to threats by the Soweto Marathon Trust (SMT) that ...

The tarnished image of the Soweto Marathon suffered another blow after one of SA’s foremost running clubs, Hollywood Athletics Club, said it would no longer send its athletes to future marathons, ...

The African Bank Soweto Marathon organisers and sponsors at the media launch at the Soweto Theatre, marking the countdown to race day. The African Bank Soweto Marathon organisers have confirmed the ...

Ipeleng Khunou, who runs with crutches due to septo optic dysplasia, is set to compete in the Soweto Marathon’s 10km event. He has competed sparingly this year due to injury. Khunou has completed ...

The Soweto Marathon promised prize money and prestige when it took place on 29 November 2025. But nearly six months later, the top finishers are still waiting to be paid.