#Townships - 24 posts

I took a walk around Diepkloof, Soweto, last Sunday afternoon and shot a few pictures of the people and places we saw.

Last week Gail and I spent a day driving around Lenasia with Faarooq, our charming friend who lived there as a young man.

I visited the Thokoza Memorial, a tribute to the people who died in political violence between the ANC and IFP parties in the 1990s.

Last weekend I participated in the first-ever #SpazaShopTour in Katlehong and Thokoza. I think it was the beginning of something amazing.

With my friends from the African Accent Spaza Shop, I'm helping to organize the first-ever Spaza Shop Tour in Katlehong and Thokoza.

Last week I did a day-long tour of Soweto with Eenblond Tours, aka Gilda Swanepoel. I learned quite a few new things about this diverse section of Joburg.

I went on a cycling tour through Diepsloot, a sprawling informal settlement of hundreds of thousands of people in far northern Joburg suburbs.

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.

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.

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

Michelle and I arrived at the Marlboro Gautrain Station, on the edge of Alexandra Township, at 10:30 Sunday morning. Jeffrey, our guide, was waiting for us on …

My first memory is of standing in the yard when I was about three years old, having my picture taken by my father. I spent hours in Dad’s basement …