Kagiso, Soweto, South Africa

Kagiso is a township situated at the southern end of the Mogale City Local Municipality, just south of Krugersdorp in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The word kagiso means peace in Tswana. Kagiso's administration comprises five wards, each headed by a councilor. Kagiso was established in 1920 by ex-miners and squatters from nearby Luipaardsvlei. By 1950, there were about 3 436 people in the Luipaardsvlei Township, an area of only 47 morgen, until another new township - Lewisham - was laid out to the south-east of Krugersdorp. Kagiso has produced many notable men and women, one of them being the Reverend Dr Frank Chikane, the former secretary general of the South African Council of Churches and a former director-general in the President's Office. Kagiso is the hometown of former Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane. Notable celebrities that have been strongly associated with Kagiso at some point include the musicians Mafikizolo and former Orlando Pirates soccer player Meshack Wonder Mjanqeka as well as Pitso Mosimane. #southafrica #KAGISO #SowetoTour #Soweto #travelsouthafrica #idontowncopyrightstothemusicinthebackground #idontowncopyrightstothemusic #robsonentertainment