Sophiatown / s oʊ ˈ f aɪ ə t aʊ n /, also known as Sof'town or Kofifi, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sophiatown was a poor multi-racial area and a black cultural hub that was …

The removal of people and the destruction of Sophiatown took place from 1955 to 1960. People’s homes and other properties were destroyed. After the removal of people from Sophiatown, …

Mar 12, 2025 · Sophiatown was established in the early 20th century on land originally part of the Waterfall farm. In 1897, property speculator Hermann Tobiansky purchased 237 acres and …

Feb 11, 2015 · Sixty years ago, the South African government cleared Sophiatown, a multi-racial neighbourhood in Johannesburg, to turn it into a whites-only area.

Mar 16, 2011 · The destruction of Sophiatown is widely documented, considered as the Nationalist Party (NP) government's model for its urban apartheid legislation and policies. …

Jan 4, 2020 · Sophiatown Heritage and Cultural Centre is one of Johannesburg's hidden travel treasures. Click to learn about Sophiatown of the 1940s - 1950s!

Mar 16, 2011 · In 1899, an investor named Herman Tobiansky envisaged a pleasant white suburb that could be developed on a site to the West of Johannesburg. It was some way out of town, …

Apr 11, 2025 · Sophiatown is a hidden Johannesburg gem located next to Westdene, close to Melville and Auckland Park. This small area is full of rich history that dates back to February …

Aug 25, 2017 · Over the next eight years the vibrant Sophiatown was flattened and removed from the maps of Johannesburg to give way for Triomf – Afrikaans for “triumph” – a residential …

Nov 27, 2011 · In 1955 the apartheid government swept into Sophiatown — which was a multicutural, artistically vibrant community and one of the few places in Jozi where people of …