Many Gauteng residents grapple with the realities of not having decent houses, some bear the brunt of poor living conditions within informal settlements that have mushroomed over the years. The ‘Father of Soweto’, James Sofasonke Mpanza is a social activist and a champion for black South Africans to have homes. He founded the Sofasonke Party with the slogan “Housing and Shelter for All” in 1935. It was this time (April) 1944 that James persuaded over 8 000 people to make a new squatter camp called Sofasonke Township. James had led the land invasion that resulted in the founding of modern Soweto, the Soweto we know today.