The Johannesburg Development Agency is trying to turn Soweto's historic Vilakazi Street, the only street where two Nobel Peace Prize winners have lived, into a boulevard where visitors can stroll and enjoy the area's restaurants and street vendors. (Erin Conway-Smith/GlobalPost)
Soweto's Vilakazi Street spruces up
World Cup will highlight historic street that was home to 2 Nobel prize-winners.
SOWETO, South Africa — When the World Cup kicks off in June, all eyes will be on Soweto, the famed Johannesburg township where the opening match will be played at a bright new soccer stadium shaped like a traditional African cooking pot.
Nearby Vilakazi Street, one of the country’s most historic streets and a main tourist draw in Soweto, is undergoing a physical...
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