'Jewel of Soweto' ripped apart as Walter Sisulu Square becomes 'ghost town'

A tour guide laments he used to have about 60 visits from tourists each month, now he gets only three

16 September 2024 - 04:48

Thulani Mhambi used to welcome tourists from the US, Haiti and Jamaica to Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto...

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