Mpophomeni - Our Pocket of Time

Mpophomeni Township Tours

zoom Consulting a Sangoma - an important element of the Zulu - Mpophomeni Experience

These tours usually include:

• The Wall of reconciliation - learn about the Sarmcol strike.
• The Old farmhouse, how Mpophomeni came about in relation to the Midmar dam.
• A trip to the Zenzeleni community centre.
• Witnessing income-generating community projects .
• Visits to Sangoma consultation rooms, communication with ancestralspirits, rituals.
• Viewing the informal settlement and interacting with inhabitants.
• Visiting the Mpophomeni cemetries and learing about the horrifice impact of HIV and AIDS.
• Takeing a trip to the Kwa-Nxamalala Tribal Authority.
• Visiting the Shembe Traditional Church and witnessing ritualistic practices.
• Interacting with locals at the shebeen.
• Catching a beautiful view of Mpophomeni overlooking Midmar dam.
• A host of cultural activities, including:
  - Township jive- sarafina/ mapantsula dance
  - Zulu dance (Zulu traditional dance)
  - Isicathamiya (male voices unaccompanied)
  - Kwaito music (township music)

zoom Traditional Zulu Dancing - part of the Township Tour Programme

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