Diepsloot (/ˈdiːpslʊərt/ DEEP-sloort),[2] Afrikaans for "deep ditch", is a densely populated township in Gauteng, South Africa.

The people who remained behind in Zevenfontein had chosen to be moved to a different place, Cosmo City, which only started happening 10 years later at the end of 2005.

The Transvaal Provincial Administration, which was then the local authority, developed the plots into formal housing stands.

Compounding the congestion, in 2001 the Gauteng government moved about 5,000 families to Diepsloot from the banks of the Jukskei River in Alexandra.

In the 2011 census, 18.4% of dwellers have piped water inside their dwelling, 61.2% have electricity and 74.1% have access to a flush toilet connected to the sewage system.

Karl Pilkington visited Diepsloot and talked to a group of students as a part of Season Two of An Idiot Abroad in 2011.

Diepsloot is generally described as a notorious settlement full of crime, violent protests and unpredictability.

This place is inhabited by people from different tribes, cultures, traditions and nationalities, many of whom have no educational background or a skill set which they can use to find employment.