Sibongile Tau

Culture and travel writer focused on township economies, creative communities, and urban transformation across South Africa.

Based in Soweto / Maboneng · 3 stories for KOPJE

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  Culture · CULTURE

  Whose Soweto is this?

  In ten years, the price of a house in Vilakazi Street has tripled, the coffee shops are full of tourists, and the residents who made the neighbourhood famous can barely afford to stay. A data journalism investigation.

  11 April 2026 · 14 min read

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  Travel · TRAVEL

  Sleeping in Soweto

  A new generation of Soweto hosts is offering something no hotel can match: genuine immersion in the daily life of Africa's most storied township. We spent three nights in three very different homes.

  5 April 2026 · 7 min read

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  Culture · CULTURE

  Maboneng's second wind

  Ten years after the boom and the bust, Joburg's downtown art scene is rebuilding — slower, quieter, and more interesting.

  14 February 2026 · 9 min read