SOWETO, South Africa — The gleaming white bus pulls up in front of a sea of colorful galvanized-metal shacks, and about 60 tourists from Europe, the United States and Japan tumble out of the ...

The luxury sedan seemed out of place amid the tiny tin houses that make up Motswaledi, Soweto’s most impoverished area. However, the driver, Joe Motsogi, assured our tour group we wouldn’t offend the ...

The ribbon cutting during the launch of the Orlando eKhaya and Power Park Housing development on May 24. The MMC for Economic Development, Clr Nomoya Mnisi, together with local ward councilors and ...

We meet on a sunny morning at Lebo’s Backpackers in Orlando West. The place is buzzing: music is playing and tourists are heading off to see the sights of Soweto on bicycles and tuk-tuks. Maria Malepa ...

Ruto officially started the construction of the houses in October 2022. The project, consisting of 4,054 units, will be completed in January 2026.

WITH its barrel-vaulted ceilings, garage for five cars and swimming pool hidden from the street by lush gardens, the sprawling home is what you might expect to see in Johannesburg’s wealthy (and ...

Soweto is friendly, vibrant, complex and fascinating. After 72 hours there, I was overstimulated and exhausted at the same time. I had laughed, cried, been shocked and heartened. I’d explored historic ...

Q. Soweto recently witnessed rains that have never existed. Thing is it was raining from Jan till Feb most of the time but on the 25th the rain was worse. Houses collapsed and people were taken by the ...

Soweto’s biggest food and music celebration is back with Mlindo the Vocalist, Naledi Aphiwe and more. The eighth Blue Ribbon Soweto Kota Festival will return with a star-studded lineup. The much-loved ...

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Crumbling walls, sewage leaking into homes, dangerous loose wires - and sometimes, snakes. These are some of the myriad issues residents in Soweto, ...