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Suburb of Johannesburg
Sophiatown /soʊˈfaɪətaʊn/, also known as Sof'town or Kofifi, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sophiatown was a poor multi-racial area and a black
Sophiatown
2003 film
Sophiatown is a 2003 documentary film. Sophiatown in the 1950s was a suburb of Johannesburg South Africa where all races mixed in defiance of apartheid
Sophiatown_(film)
South African laws codifying racial segregation
"Urban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. "Sophiatown again, 50 years on". www.southafrica
Group_Areas_Act
South African magazine
written in a uniquely Sophiatown-influenced blend of English and Tsotsitaal. This creative period has been called the Sophiatown renaissance. The backbone
DRUM_(South_African_magazine)
written in reaction to the forced relocation of black South Africans from Sophiatown, to the new township of Meadowlands. The song was popularised by a number
Meadowlands_(song)
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
in the early 1950s during the apartheid era for black residents from Sophiatown. Meadowlands, also known as Ndofaya, has its origin with the introduction
Meadowlands,_Gauteng
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa. Westdene lies between the historic suburb of Sophiatown and Melville with the Melville Koppies nature reserve to the north of
Westdene,_Johannesburg
South African doctor, leader and activist (1893-1962)
more plaques". Heritage Portal. Retrieved 19 June 2013. Sophiatown Heritage and Cultural Centre. Posters at the Sophiatown Heritage and Cultural Centre.
Alfred_Bitini_Xuma
South African musical genre
area was the township of Sophiatown, near Johannesburg, which had since the 1930s offered a black urban lifestyle. Sophiatown and Alexandra were rare "freehold"
Mbaqanga
2004 film by Zola Maseko
forced removal of residents from Sophiatown. The film was originally to be a six-part television series called Sophiatown Short Stories, but Maseko could
Drum_(2004_film)
South African Anglican bishop
Ferrairasdorp, Johannesburg, and later of Christ the King, Sophiatown. He became archdeacon of Sophiatown in 1999. He became archbishop of Cape Town on 31 December
Thabo_Makgoba
Variety of mixed languages mainly spoken in the townships of Gauteng province
which became popular under this latter name in the freehold township of Sophiatown, west of Johannesburg, in the 1940s and 1950s. Tsotsitaal, the original
Tsotsitaal_and_Camtho
South African writer, actor and journalist (1923–1986)
Modisane, the eldest son of Joseph and Ma-Willie Modisane, grew up in Sophiatown, a multiracial suburb in Johannesburg, South Africa. His father was murdered
William_Modisane
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
approached ANC president Alfred Bitini Xuma on the subject at his home in Sophiatown; the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was founded on Easter
Nelson_Mandela
House in Sophiatown, South Africa
Dr. Xuma's house was one of two houses to escape the destruction of Sophiatown, South Africa by the government in the late 1950s, it is also a landmark
Dr_Xuma_house
South African musician (1931–2017)
jazz musician from Sophiatown, Gauteng. She was the mother of singer Lorraine Klaasen. Thandiwe Nelly Mpambani grew up in Sophiatown, the daughter of a
Thandi_Klaasen
British Anglican priest (1913–1998)
that he had found his successor. Over the course of the next 13 years in Sophiatown, Huddleston developed into a much-loved priest and respected anti-apartheid
Trevor_Huddleston
South African poet and author (1935–2022)
(now Westbury), Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, Mattera grew up in Sophiatown, at that time a vibrant centre of South African culture. His diverse heritage
Don_Mattera
South African short-story writer (1924–1967)
was born in Marabastad, near Pretoria, but wrote most of his work in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The town was destroyed under the provisions
Can_Themba
South African poet and cultural activist (born 1944)
Africa's National Poet Laureate in 2018. Mongane Wally Serote was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, 1944, just four years before the National Party (South
Mongane_Wally_Serote
Township in Metropolitan Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
people of colour to own fixed property. Consequently, the township of Sophiatown was laid out in 1903 and Blacks were encouraged to buy property there
Soweto
renovated Newtown area in the city centre. West of Melville is Westdene and Sophiatown, once one of the most vibrant black suburbs in the city. Considered a
Suburbs_of_Johannesburg
Kudube → Themba (2021) Sophiatown → Triomf (1954) → Sophiatown (2006) In 2006 the suburb of Triomf had its name restored to Sophiatown. Before 1954 the area
List of renamed places in South Africa
List_of_renamed_places_in_South_Africa
Ethnic group in Southern Africa
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Afrikaners
South African sports administrator (1921–2015)
stonemason from Scotland and a teacher from Greytown, Middleton was born in Sophiatown on 22 January 1921 and moved to Pietermaritzburg when he was ten. He was
Norman_Middleton
South African revolutionary and anti-apartheid activist (1942–1993)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Chris_Hani
South African talk show hostess
African of all time in an informal public poll. Mabuza-Suttle was born in Sophiatown, a black neighbourhood in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the apartheid
Felicia_Mabuza-Suttle
Largest city in South Africa
Randpark Randpark Ridge River Bend Rosebank Ruiterhof Sandhurst Solridge Sophiatown Strijdompark Vandia Grove Vrededorp Waterval Estate Westdene Westcliff
Johannesburg
politician, shop steward and wife to late Saul Mkhize. She was born in Sophiatown and she was forcibly removed to Meadowlands in Soweto and that's where
Nomhlangano_Beauty_Mkhize
South African police colonel and head of C10 (born 1949)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Eugene_de_Kock
1959 film
Zachariah discovers that Vinah has been murdered by Marumu, an infamous Sophiatown hoodlum, after resisting his unwanted sexual advances. The portrayal of
Come_Back,_Africa
South African bishop and anti-apartheid activist (1931–2021)
moving into an Anglican hostel near the Church of Christ the King in Sophiatown. He became a server at the church and came under the influence of its
Desmond_Tutu
Diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
and the bishop's office are situated at St Joseph's Diocesan Centre in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. The diocese oversees St John's College, Johannesburg, St
Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg
Anglican_Diocese_of_Johannesburg
Short story by Can Themba
directed by Jarryd Coetsee and premiered in 2016. The story takes places in Sophiatown, a township of Johannesburg, in the early 1950s, shortly before the apartheid
The_Suit_(short_story)
South African artist and musician (1913–1993)
"Three Women" "Three figures with Bicycle Sophiatown" - Oil on canvas board "The Miners" "Cyclists in Sophiatown" 1944 "Prison Yard" 1945 "The Wine Drinker"
Gerard_Sekoto
South African system of racial segregation
of Soweto (an abbreviation for South Western Townships). Until 1955, Sophiatown had been one of the few urban areas where black people were allowed to
Apartheid
Power utility, serving the City of Johannesburg
Randpark Randpark Ridge River Bend Rosebank Ruiterhof Sandhurst Solridge Sophiatown Strijdompark Vandia Grove Vrededorp Waterval Estate Westdene Westcliff
City_Power
Former owner of Mamelodi Sundowns (1954–2013)
Zola Mahobe Born 1954 (1954) Sophiatown, Johannesburg, South Africa Died 14 December 2013(2013-12-14) (aged 58–59) Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa Other names
Zola_Mahobe
South African journalist, writer, and musician (c. 1924–1966)
of the Lost, or Tshotsholoza. Buti was born between 1922 and 1926 in Sophiatown Township, a racially integrated community of White, Black, Asian and Coloured
Dugmore_Boetie
1989 South African film
as a lawyer, Trevor Huddleston demonstrating against the demolition of Sophiatown, Nelson Mandela sparring in the boxing ring, Chief Luthuli the Nobel Prize
Have_You_Seen_Drum_Recently?
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
grassland with views over the city), and is near the historic suburb of Sophiatown. The area, along with Parkhurst, Greenside, Parkview, Norwood and Emmarentia
Melville,_Johannesburg
One of the methods of opposition used against the apartheid regime
Miriam Makeba. Makeba's song "Sophiatown is Gone" also referred to the relocation from Sophiatown, as did "Bye Bye Sophiatown" by the Sun Valley Sisters
Music in the movement against apartheid
Music_in_the_movement_against_apartheid
South African anti-Apartheid activist (b. 1923, d. 2003)
she worked as an ANC militant during the forced removals of Sophiatown. By 1959 Sophiatown had become a heap of rubble, and sanitary facilities had diminished
Maggie_Resha
South African writer and journalist (1932–1977)
slang). The stories he wrote were based on his extensive knowledge of the Sophiatown shebeen culture, depicting a variety of township types, such as Aunt Peggy
Casey_Motsisi
South African politician (1936–2008)
executive and the former South African Intelligence Minister. Born in Sophiatown, near Johannesburg, Nhlanhla attended the Ikage Primary School in Alexandra
Joe_Nhlanhla
South African political activist (1928–1980)
the African National Congress Sophiatown branch in the early 1950s. In 1954 she was elected as secretary of the Sophiatown ANC branch. She was an activist
Kate_Molale
Religious community in the United Kingdom
removals from Sophiatown which sparked Bishop Trevor's seminal book 'Naught for your comfort'. more: www.trevorhuddleston.org www.sophiatown.net Visitors
Community_of_the_Resurrection
South African actor
performed in several theater plays such as Parade, Dream Girls, Shaka Zulu, Sophiatown, Oliver Twist, Rent, and Assassins. He also performing in theatres as
Nicholas_Nkuna
2016 South African film
son, Atandwa Kani as Philemon. Phuthi Nakene plays Matilda. In 1950s Sophiatown, South Africa, a man forces his wife to treat her lover's suit as if it
The_Suit_(2016_film)
South African anti-apartheid activist (1918–2011)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Albertina_Sisulu
South African politician (born 1951)
(ANC) from 2002 to 2007. Mthembi-Mahanyele was born on 23 March 1951 in Sophiatown in Johannesburg. She matriculated at Sekane-Ntoane High School in Soweto
Sankie_Mthembi-Mahanyele
1980 novel by James A. Michener
apartheid, including the Racial Classification Board, the 1955 demolition of Sophiatown, the impending clearance of Pageview, the Black Sash movement, life in
The_Covenant_(novel)
South African cardiologist and chemical and biological weapons researcher (born 1950)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Wouter_Basson
Musical artist
stroke. Rathebe was born in Randfontein, South Africa but grew up in Sophiatown, which she describes as having been "a wonderful place". She was discovered
Dolly_Rathebe
South African politician (1915–1983)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
John_Vorster
South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917–2009)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Helen_Suzman
1980 Athol Fugard novel
Agency. Retrieved 25 April 2022. Walder, Dennis (27 December 1984). "The Sophiatown Plays". Athol Fugard. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 42
Tsotsi_(novel)
2008 French film
poor white neighbourhood of Triomf, built on the ruins of the legendary Sophiatown, the Benade family is part of that white marginalized class, rarely shown
Triomf_(film)
South African politician (1910–2001)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Govan_Mbeki
South African politician (1929–2001)
formation of the post-independence defence force. As a PUTCO bus driver from Sophiatown, Gauteng, he became interested in the struggle against apartheid at an
Joe_Modise
South African singer and activist (1932–2008)
under apartheid; the Manhattan Brothers, with whom Makeba had sung in Sophiatown, had been prohibited from recording in English. Her songs in African languages
Miriam_Makeba
South African anti-apartheid activist (1931–2019)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Ike_Maphotho
African National Congress treasurer
the First World War. In his youth, his family was forcibly removed to Sophiatown and then to the Western Native Township. He was raised Christian and attended
Mendi_Msimang
South African anti-apartheid activist (1920–2007)
At the age of 16, she left school and moved with her mother to Sophiatown. In Sophiatown Annie worked as a tap-dancer while participating in defiance against
Annie_Peters
Armed wing of the African National Congress
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
UMkhonto_weSizwe
South African artist (1935–1988)
foundry in Pretoria. Sydney Alex Kumalo was born on 13 April 1935 in Sophiatown, Johannesburg and raised in a Zulu family. He attended Madibane High School
Sydney_Kumalo
Repealed South African law
South African government. This act was designed to remove blacks from Sophiatown to Meadowlands. The following is a brief description of the sections of
Natives Resettlement Act, 1954
Natives_Resettlement_Act,_1954
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
landfill that discouraged whites from purchasing land on the adjacent Sophiatown, forcing the owner Herman Tobiansky to sell land indiscriminately to members
Westbury,_Johannesburg
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Randpark Randpark Ridge River Bend Rosebank Ruiterhof Sandhurst Solridge Sophiatown Strijdompark Vandia Grove Vrededorp Waterval Estate Westdene Westcliff
Florida,_Gauteng
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Randpark Randpark Ridge River Bend Rosebank Ruiterhof Sandhurst Solridge Sophiatown Strijdompark Vandia Grove Vrededorp Waterval Estate Westdene Westcliff
Rivonia
South African rapper and record producer
damn! It was the character in him." Fuquza Dance (1987) Portugese (1988) Sophiatown (1989) Willie's My Connection (1990) Ntate Senyaka (1991) Ma-Gents (1993)
Senyaka_(rapper)
1910–1994 house in the Parliament of South Africa
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
House of Assembly (South Africa)
House_of_Assembly_(South_Africa)
Greek-South African lawyer (1927–2020)
counsel to a wide range of well-known people including Trevor Huddleston of Sophiatown. At the Rivonia Trial from 1963 to 1964, Bizos was part of the team that
George_Bizos
Writer and director from South Africa
the Best Score/Arrangement/Adaptation award at Naledi Theatre Awards. Sophiatown Rivonia Trial - He won the best director awards in Naledi Theatre Awards
Aubrey_Sekhabi
Suburb in Gauteng, South Africa
Randpark Randpark Ridge River Bend Rosebank Ruiterhof Sandhurst Solridge Sophiatown Strijdompark Vandia Grove Vrededorp Waterval Estate Westdene Westcliff
Greenside,_Gauteng
Former area of Cape Town, South Africa
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
District_Six
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
racially diverse areas in South Africa, such as District Six, "Fietas" and Sophiatown, the inhabitants of Marabastad were relocated to single-race townships
Marabastad,_Pretoria
buried in Westpark Cemetery after a service at Christ the King Church in Sophiatown. Diocese of Matlosane Sowetan Live Portals: Biography Christianity South
David_Nkwe
Territory under apartheid in South Africa
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Bantustan
South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917–1993)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Oliver_Tambo
South African activist and politician (1936–2018)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Winnie_Mandela
South African politician (born 1926-1995)
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Joe_Slovo
1992 CDF massacre in South Africa
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Bisho_massacre
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Apartheid_in_popular_culture
Nostalgia for life in South Africa 1948–94
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Nostalgia_for_apartheid
South African politician (c. 1898–1967)
government scheme where close to 75,000 Africans were forced to move from Sophiatown and other townships. As he stepped off his plane in Johannesburg, the
Albert_Luthuli
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1950–1959)
of the most famous uses of the Group Areas Act was the destruction of Sophiatown, a suburb of Johannesburg, which began on 9 February 1955. Establishment
1950s
South African bebop band
performing in the jam sessions called Jazz at the Odin in the Odin Theater in Sophiatown. The group was formed in the mid-1950s when Brand and Mackay Davashe began
The_Jazz_Epistles
French–South African filmmaker
Diamond, Pakistan Zindabad, French Beauty, Accused #1: Nelson Mandela, Sophiatown and Winnie. Apart from filmmaking, she is also a producer, writer and
Pascale_Lamche
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Randpark Randpark Ridge River Bend Rosebank Ruiterhof Sandhurst Solridge Sophiatown Strijdompark Vandia Grove Vrededorp Waterval Estate Westdene Westcliff
Hyde_Park,_Gauteng
1914–1997 South African political party
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
National_Party_(South_Africa)
1994 mass shooting at the African National Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Shell_House_massacre
South African actor (1954-2008)
John Matshikiza Born (1954-11-26)26 November 1954 Sophiatown, Johannesburg, South Africa Died 15 September 2008(2008-09-15) (aged 53) Melville, Johannesburg
John_Matshikiza
South African musician and poet
father of Mzwakhe Mbuli Junior, also known as Robot Boii. He was born in Sophiatown, and shortly moved after his family was forced to move to Soweto when
Mzwakhe_Mbuli
and returned to India in 1915. He acquired the honorific title Mahatma. Sophiatown was originally part of the farm Waterval. In 1897 the speculator Hermann
History_of_Johannesburg
South African military commander (1939–2025)
June 2025) was a South African military commander. Ramano was born in Sophiatown on 7 July 1939. He completed his schooling at Madibane High School and
Gilbert_Ramano
black South Africans at the hands of the minority government. Born in Sophiatown to a Xhosa family, he experienced the harsh realities of oppression and
Percy_Qoboza
South African writer and academic
Rive focused on District Six, Govender on Cato Manor, and Mattera on Sophiatown. Emergency (1964) Buckingham Palace, District Six (1986) Writing Black
Richard_Rive
1993 event in South Africa
B. J. Vorster Jacob Zuma Places Bantustan District Six Robben Island Sophiatown South-West Africa Soweto Sun City Vlakplaas Related topics Afrikaner nationalism
Storming of the Kempton Park World Trade Centre
Storming_of_the_Kempton_Park_World_Trade_Centre
South Africans of Chinese descent
South African populations that were subject to forced removals include Sophiatown starting in 1955, Marabastad in 1969 and the adjacent suburbs of Pageview
Chinese_South_Africans
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