MT
Mama Tshidi
Spaza owner, Ext 7
"I've been selling vetkoek on this corner for 22 years. Drieziek raised my kids — and now their kids."
ORANGE FARM · JOHANNESBURG · MZANSI
Drieziek.
Lapha ekhaya.
A site for the kasi, by the kasi. Stories, faces and aerials from the ground we call home.
ABOUT THE KASI
About Drieziek.
A home.
Drieziek sits in the heart of Orange Farm — Joburg's largest informal settlement turned vibrant township in the deep south. Built by people who refused to wait for permission, it hums with taxis, spaza shops, church choirs and Saturday-night amapiano.
This site is a love letter and a noticeboard for Drieziek — proud, loud, and ours.
1988
Founded
400k+
Residents
24/7
Hustle
1
Spirit
DRIEZIEK · DRONE 01
COMMUNITY PERSONAFACE OF THE KASI
Sjuku Wama
Walawala
"Le ndawo iyangithanda. Ngiyibambele ngezandla zombili — from the dust to the dance floor."
Sjuku is the voice of Drieziek on this site — a stylized stand-in for every aunty, every spaza owner, every barber, every poet here. He's loud, he's local, and he's made of hustle.
Star of the kasiMade of hustle
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FROM ABOVE
Aerials of the kasi
Drone shots of the streets, rooftops and rhythms of Drieziek.
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VOICES · IZWI
Stories from the block
BV
Bra Vusi
Taxi marshal
"Every face that comes through this rank has a hustle. We move Joburg from here."
LM
Lerato M.
Poet & student
"People write Orange Farm off. We write it into songs, into novels, into the future."
CS
Coach Sipho
Drieziek Eleven FC
"Three Bafana players grew up on that dust pitch. The kasi makes legends — quietly."
IZINDABA · NEWS · DRIEZIEK
What's good in Drieziek this week
4 articles
- 2 days ago
Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AMDrieziek Heritage Braai — Ext 9 open field
Bring meat, bring a chair, bring your gogo. Music from DJ Mbatha and the Drieziek Brass Boys.
- 1 wk ago
Jun 21, 2026, 12:00 AMNew library opens at Drieziek Primary
1,800 books donated by Joburg Reads. Open Saturdays 9–14h.
- 2 wks ago
Jun 14, 2026, 12:00 AMWater tankers on Ext 2 & Ext 4 — Wed & Sat
Bring containers. Tankers between 06h00–10h00. Tell your neighbours.
- 3 wks ago
Jun 02, 2026, 12:00 AMDrieziek Heritage Braai — Ext 9 open field
22 years on the same corner. The full story drops on our chat room this week.
KASI RADIO · LIVE
Drieziek chat room
NO ONE'S TALKED YET. SHESHA, START THE VIBE.
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