When Did Diepsloot Start

The settlement area known as Diepsloot was established in 1995 by what was at the time known as the Rand provincial administration as a temporary (informal) shelter for people who had initially been evicted from informal settlements in Honeydew, Sevenfontein and Alexandra.

What does the name Diepsloot means?

Diepsloot, Afrikaans for “deep ditch”, is a densely populated township in Gauteng, South Africa.

Is Diepsloot an informal settlement?

Diepsloot is a predominantly informal settlement located 40km north of Johannesburg’s city centre. As a post-apartheid township it acutely represents the challenges facing the South African state on matters of housing, service delivery and effective local governance.