SOWETO, South Africa — When the World Cup kicks off in June, all eyes will be on Soweto, the famed Johannesburg township where the opening match will be played at a bright new soccer stadium shaped ...
SOWETO, South Africa -- In the gritty urban sprawl of Soweto, the most famous of South Africa's black townships, a new experiment is emerging: a European-style boulevard, complete with benches, trees, ...
JOHANNESBURG – Tourists have long flocked to the home-turned-museum of former President Nelson Mandela on Vilakazi Street, a lively strip of restaurants, curio sellers and street performers in the ...
SOWETO, South AfricaSOWETO, South Africa — Nelson Mandela’s humble former home reopened to the public Thursday after a painstaking restoration to celebrate the life and preserve the legacy of South ...
Most days in Soweto you’ll see tourist buses rolling through the streets. People peer out of the windows at local neighbourhoods, stop off to visit Nelson Mandela’s home, and possibly browse a few ...
Gontse Nxumalo started his sneaker cleaning business OSCT after quitting his job at Edcon. The Soweto business now has two branches and employs six people.