Soweto adults revive township street games and Mzansi wants in
A TikTok of grown-ups in Dube, Soweto, playing the township street games they grew up with has passed 340,000 views, and people across SA are asking where the next one is.
Grown-ups in Soweto swapped their phones for the township games they played as children, and the rest of Mzansi wants an invite. TikTok user @thabiso.vicc posted the short clip on the evening of 9 November 2026, showing adults taking turns on game lines painted onto a street while neighbours watch from camping chairs on the grass. It had about 341,000 views and more than 68,000 likes by Wednesday afternoon.
In a pinned comment, @thabiso.vicc gave the venue as Ndlovu Street in Dube, Soweto, running from 11am "till late" with free entry. The caption calls it a celebration of "Indigenous childhood games", though the exact date of the gathering and who organised it have not been confirmed. Briefly News also picked up the clip on 11 November.
South Africa's Department of Sport, Arts and Culture formally recognises nine indigenous games, including diketo, kgati (rope skipping), morabaraba and dibeke, and has run an Indigenous Games Festival since the revival of the games was launched in 2001.
What the comments are saying
@thando24518:
"This should be our spring day!" (4232 likes)
@nthutgndsr5:
"Social platforms ruined our traditions guys...look at that ..no phones just social interaction..." (3772 likes)
@pheladi8981:
"Whoever came with this idea . We love you Ohk 🔥" (1482 likes)
@maserati_tsotetsi:
"Nikuphi guys. I can drive to wherever, angisho manje angsayi eteksini 😂🥰 ngcel ukuza tuuu🥰" (503 likes)
@mphosibande:
"Date and details for next date 😭. I am definitely going to be here" (419 likes)
@timber3899:
"this is why Soweto is the greatest place ever in history 🙌" (342 likes)
@yesme027:
"Ma 2k will never experience this. This is when there was oneness in communities. The love and respectful we had for one another. These games brought us together" (53 likes)
@samanthajannsen:
"I literally spoke about this a few weeks ago. Told my sisters if it were a monthly event I swear Millennials will be there in the numbers 🤞🏽♥️" (34 likes)
Video and image: @thabiso.vicc on TikTok.