Sophiatown the vibrate place,the home of jazz,the chigaco of South Africa.the unique space in the world the place that give birth to many South African icon.
"There was no diffarrent between the indians,blacks and coloured all we were all united and we were one"(Elizabeth Dlamini)
The problem started in 1948 when the natinal party won the elections and they introduce apartheid as the sytem 1953 it was announce pleople of Sophitown will be forceble removed under group areas act.They did not want move so they wrote every where "asihambi!we wont move.trying to fhe apartheid goverment realise that people of Sophiatown they are trying to fight the force removals, They Cout them by supprise
It was early in the morning right at 4am it was cold and raining 2000 police entered Sophiatown heavely armed.They demolish each and evey building house,shops and many more.There was no time to pack .They rename Sophiatown Triomf
(Morrian Nkosi)
1994 the ANC won elections and they introduce democracy and again Sophiatown was renamed Sophiat0wn