Built in 1969 by Ephraim Batana and Caroline Kinini Tshabalala, the iconic Eyethu Cinema lives on through the family-run Eyethu Heritage Hall – a cultural venue on the first floor of Eyethu Lifestyle Centre in Mofolo Central, Soweto. Nowadays, the Hall honours the cinema’s legacy with colourful pop-art-style exhibits that capture the spirit of its golden era. The founding couple’s granddaughter, Lerato Tshabalala-Mini will lead a tour of this space along Soweto’s “Art Mile”. Each stop highlights Soweto’s resilience and artistry, from Robert Sobukwe’s home to the Eyethu Heritage Hall and Inside-Out Music Jams, ending at Mofolo Art Centre with food, crafts, and music. Choral and local brass band performances, poetry, jazz, and a market all activate the historic and cultural spaces along the route. This tour is all about you getting involved, as Tshabala says: “We are not gonna just listen, we’re gonna participate.”
