With just three sleeps to go before the start gun fires, the Official Race exhibition opened at midday today, featuring powerhouse partners including African Bank, City of Joburg, Central Gauteng Athletics, and a host of impactful Non-Profit Organisations.

The expo will run as follows:

• Wednesday 26 November: 12h00 – 19h00
• Thursday 27 November and Friday 28 November: 09h00 – 19h00

To avoid any traffic congestion, runners are strongly encouraged to collect their race packs before 14h00 on Friday.

This year’s route remains unchanged, proudly showcasing eight iconic heritage sites: Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Walter Sisulu Square, Regina Mundi Catholic Church, Credo Mutwa Cultural Village, Morris Isaacson High School & June 16 Memorial Acre, Vilakazi Street, and the Hector Pieterson Memorial.

Soweto Marathon spokesperson Jabu Mbuli says the race is ready to deliver:

“The Soweto Marathon Non-Profit Company (NPC), entrusted by the Soweto Athletics Clubs, promised our valued running community an exceptional race-day experience—and that’s exactly what we will deliver. The warm, welcoming, and spirited Soweto community is set to light up the streets in this unique, challenging, uplifting, and rewarding race. It is our honour to host this race by the people, for the people. We wish all runners well and thank the community, our partners, and our fans for joining us at the start line on Saturday, 29 November 2025. May you all Run Well and Run Your Race.”

African Bank Chief Marketing Officer says, “ We’re thrilled to add an extra layer of excitement to this year’s prize offering. In addition to the prize money for the first male and female finishers, if they are African Bank account holders, they will each receive an additional R50,000. This special reward is our way of celebrating African Bank’s centenary and thanking our customers for being part of our journey.”

With entries on track to reach an impressive 18 000 participants, runners are reminded that registration remains open until 19h00 on Friday, 28 November, or until production limits are reached.

Soweto Marathon NPC would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to their partners including African Bank; City of Johannesburg; Central Gauteng Athletics, Lenmed; SuperSport; Castle Lite; Sowetan; eGenerators & Plant Hire; Action Photo SA; Athletics South Africa; South African Institute for drug-free sport; Thirsti; Omoda.

All runners who register using their African Bank cards get 50% back in Audacious Rewards points.