Most Joburgers have never heard of Fietas, the historically rich area that incorporates the suburbs of Pageview and Vrededorp on the western edge of the city.
It was a bustling, thriving community and home to thousands of coloureds, Malays, Indians, Chinese, Africans and white people before it was destroyed by apartheid-era forced removals between the 1950s and 1970s.
Nowadays it faces significant challenges with a high rate of homelessness, crime, poverty, prostitution and drug abuse.
