Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

Vilakazi Street sums up the debate on why is Soweto a tourist attraction. It’s the only street in the world where two Nobel Prize winners have lived. The former president Nelson Mandela, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu lived along this street.

It is located in Soweto, the black township on the edge of Johannesburg that also has many significant historical connections with the story of apartheid and the struggle against it. And there are a few more points of interest related to that as well in the area other than Mandela's House.

Jun 12, 2024 · The walk was part of a new tourism experience called “Soweto Night Out”, founded by the creator of Funk It I’m Walking. Joburg is extremely dark at night — at least half to two-thirds of the city’s street lights are broken these days, according to my own (totally unscientific) observations — and Soweto is no exception.

Sep 4, 2024 · Discover Soweto after dark with Soweto Night Out, a unique tour exploring the historic township at night and on foot.

Jan 20, 2023 · Short for South-Western Townships, Soweto is a bustling neighborhood located in Guateng, South Africa. The area is known for many things, including its longstanding battle against apartheid. But even though many know Soweto for its dark history, the township is much, much more than that.

Sep 10, 2022 · Vilakazi Street is probably the most famous street in Soweto, a huge township that forms part of Johannesburg. It was named after Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, a Zulu poet, novelist, and educator, who was also the first black South African to receive a Ph. D.

Jun 19, 2024 · In proverbially dark and dangerous Soweto? Bridget Hilton-Barber went on a night tour with #FunkItImWalking. Walking a city street is a great way to get a real sense of a place.

Take a stroll through the historic towsnhip of Soweto South Africa. Through pictures visit Nelson Mandela's former home, Hector Pieterson Museum and more!

The hearty talk ranges over subjects from politics to Shakespeare; the stories of Hamlet and Macbeth are not lost on the people of Soweto. The low-class shebeens sell 'Barberton' and other cheap, kill-me-quick home-brewed concoctions.