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Joe Latakgomo, the founding editor of the Sowetan newspaper in 1981 – passed away on 22 February 2026. Photo: Supplied

Joe Latakgomo: Founding editor of Sowetan – critical role in black journalism

It was at The World that he found himself standing alongside one of South Africa’s most towering figures in the press, Percy Qoboza. To serve as deputy to a legend requires a particular kind of strength — not the strength that competes but the strength that complements. Latakgomo had that strength in abundance

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