The main street in the cultural and heritage precinct of Cape Town’s Langa neighborhood, Lerotholi Avenue, has a lot going on — a community cultural center, kitchens and gardens, an agriculture cooperative, a contemporary art gallery, and traditional food market.
It’s the country’s oldest township — established nearly 100 years ago.
The community gardens have been around for many years. Many are tended to by “gogos” — the Zulu word for grandmother — and include herb gardens used for healing. The community kitchen is referral-based — where health or social workers can refer those who especially need nourishment because they are on medication.