Tourists Visiting South Africa's Informal Settlements and Having Fun in TikTok Video Divides SA

• In a TikTok video, people saw foreigners exploring South Africa, but in an unexpected area
• South Africans shared their reactions to people treating a township's informal settlement as a tourist attraction
• People discussed the group's curiosity about South African low-income areas after observing their reactions

A video on TikTok shows online users that people from different countries are interested in South Africa's townships. People were raving after watching foreigners visiting an informal township.

The video shared on 19 March 2026 was a hit as the people decided to venture into South Africa's least touristy areas. Online users shared their thoughts after seeing the foreigners who were curious about the low-income areas in South Africa.

A TikTok video by @imzutours showed people that a man was starting to take tourists on a tour to informal settlements. Other clips showed the group of people getting a good idea of how the shacks are built. One of them was happy to swing a hammer onto the informal shelter. In another clip, they were posing in front of someone's shack. Watch the videos below:

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SA divided over foreigners touring informal settlement

Many people thought that the video of the foreigners exploring an informal settlement was questionable. Viewers debated whether or not it was ethical. Read the comments below:

umabhena said:

"This is mockery, believe me, guys."

Asdtr Rta commented:

"Not sure what people are mad about lol, or want to get mad about. I'm literally South African, and I would love to walk through the township and just see how people live. It would be so interesting. I've never walked through townships ever."

CODM PestControllSA was not pleased:

"Coming to see what progress has been made after 30 years."

Lion King was outraged:

"What is wrong with the mindset of people? We are all human, and therefore I see nothing wrong. They could be visiting someone or just want to see how others are living, maybe they come to assist. The point is they are allowed and not doing anything wrong. Some of the best people in the world live in these places, so just because you can't afford a big house doesn't make you a criminal. It's places like this where you will be humbled."

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Palesa Tladi wondered:

"Why ?? is poverty now site ya tourist? Please tell me what's going on?"

🇻🇦Hope🍓 added:

"Why are people suffering a tourist attraction 💔"

Storm shared:

"Did bro just wipe his jacket just because it touched the wall 😭"

Bhala kaDududu 🤴🏿🇿🇦 was upset by the optics:

"Quickly summarise this before I get mad 😩"

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Source: Briefly News