Local traders are encouraged to attend the South African Spaza and Tuckshop Association AGM to discuss business needs, compliance support and improvements following the recent trade fair.

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 ...

Soweto is the place where it is all happening – socially, culturally and economically, writes Thandi Ramathesele. Johannesburg - Do you remember the time when suburban Joburgers used to boast about ...

Johannesburg is a city that is defined by money, class, style, clothes and the type of car one drives. In contemporary Soweto, swanky new shopping malls have engulfed the township and many apartheid ...

"You are not going to believe your eyes," assures Richard "Nozinja" Mthetwa, as we drive up to the car park of a food market behind a police station on the outskirts of Soweto. "The way they dance and ...

Kaizer Chiefs, who host their arch-rivals Orlando Pirates in a crucial Betway Premiership match on 28 February, have made an important announcement regarding the iconic fixture.

Lebo Malepa set up Lebo’s Backpackers to allow travellers to see a different side of Soweto that focuses on community and culture (Annabel Grossman/The Independent) But after an hour or two, most of ...

Zimbawe is not only about modeling; he recently achieved six distinctions as a marketing student at Sedibeng College.

Whenever I imagine Soweto (South West Township), I see the soul in its thickness. I hear its heart pumping blood into Joburg and giving the city a rhythm. If Joburg is the body, Soweto is the pulse.

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 ...