Eyitha Tours
Sophiatown, Sof'town, or Kofifi of the 1950s has been immortalised in countless literary and musical works. Then it was the epicentre of Joburg's jazz, politics, and literary scenes – a vibrant, multi-racial community that, while poor, was culturally rich beyond measure. In 1955 the neighbourhood was cruelly and brutally crushed by the apartheid authorities, who bulldozed the entire area and forced its residents to move to distant townships, each of which was segregated according to race. Only three of the original buildings from old Sophiatown remain – a church, an orphanage, and the home of Dr Alfred Bitini (AB) Xuma (now Sophiatown The Mix, a community centre).
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Tours run daily. The hiking tour is only offered on Sundays.
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