How Maria Malepa Turned a Dump Site into a Destination

Guest: Maria Malepa – Manager, Lebo’s Soweto Backpackers Host: Melissa Foley – All About Africa Sustainability Consulting In this episode of I Am Tourism, host Melissa Foley speaks with Maria Malepa, Manager of the award-winning Lebo’s Soweto Backpackers, one of South Africa’s most respected community-based tourism experiences. What began more than 20 years ago with her late husband Lebo selling crafts outside Hector Pieterson Memorial has grown into an internationally recognised cultural hub rooted in authentic township storytelling.