Soweto: The Hector Pieterson Museum has been reopened to the public!

The Hector Pieterson Museum in Orlando West, Soweto, has been reopened to the public. The museum, which commemorates the role of South Africa's students in the struggle against apartheid and in particular the role played by the school children who took part in the Soweto protests of 1976, welcomes visitors with a refreshed exhibition. According the tweet below, the museum in Soweto's Khumalo Street will also be hosting an educational programme in June 2021 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising. The Hector Pieterson Museum is open from Tuesdays to Sundays from 10:00 to 17:00. 

Great news from Soweto - the excellent Hector Pieterson Museum has reopened to the public!

Now open 10:00-17:00, closed on Mondays #welovesoweto #ShareSouthAfrica #explorejoburg pic.twitter.com/wE4SpMClZk

— Johannesburg In Your Pocket ?? (@JohannesburgIYP) April 19, 2021

Johannesburg: Vilakazi Street gets CCTV cameras!

The City of Johannesburg has installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras along the popular Vilakazi Street in Orlando West in Soweto, the only street in the world where two Nobel Laureates - former South African President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu - once lived. The new CCTV system was unveiled by Johannesburg's mayor Herman Mashaba on 19 July 2017. The cameras are installed to  ensure the safety of tourists and locals in Sowetos most popular street. The footage of the 25 hi-tech surveillance cameras in Vilakzi Street is monitored around the clock by the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD). Over and above the installation of the CCTV cameras, the Vilakazi precinct is also getting patrolled by JMPD officers.

"Increasing security along Vilakazi Street, foreign and local tourists will enjoy their stay knowing that someone is guarding them. We need to invest in fighting crime as it has a negative impact on business and investment." Herman Masashaba during the launch of the new CCTV system in Vilakazi Street

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