Townships/Informal Settlements (Category) - 56 posts

The Box Shop, a box-shaped shopping center and coffee shop on Vilakazi Street, is a fun Soweto hangout for locals and tourists alike.

I took a food tour through Alexandra Township with Tour 2.0, and discovered lots of traditional South African food that I've never tasted before.

Thirty minutes south of Joburg, Marie-Lais and I discovered the remains of Tolstoy Farm, where Gandhi lived from 1910 to 1913.

A few of my writer friends started a creative writing program in Katlehong called Katlehong Stories. Just a few months later, the group is making big news.

An account of my surprise bungee-jump off the Orlando cooling towers in Soweto, and thoughts on Soweto's role as the adrenaline capital of South Africa.

A quick walk through Alexandra Township, Johannesburg's oldest township, sponsored by Travel Massive and the Hub Presents.

In the third installment of my Joburg storytelling project I tell the story of Florence Ngobeni-Allen, an outspoken advocate for women and children.

I visited Pafuri Camp in the Makuleke Contractual Park, and experienced the area's beauty while also learning the history of the Makuleke's forced removals.

A few days ago I found myself in a place called Lawley, a township 40 kilometers south of Johannesburg. Lawley Township.When one thinks of Joburg townships, …

As mentioned previously, I spent 72 hours in Soweto as part of a campaign promoting the Soweto Wine Festival. It was an epic journey. Before this trip I thought …

It was the first night of the #72hrsSoweto campaign, the day before the start of the Soweto Wine Festival. It was freezing cold, raining, and I was ridiculously …

Like many newcomers, Vilakazi Street in Soweto was the first real tourist attraction I visited upon moving to Joburg. Here is the blog post I wrote about that …