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"Soweto" is the title of the opening track of the album Joined at the Hip, by Bob James and Kirk Whalum. Brazilian singer-songwriter Djavan, in his 1987 album Não É Azul, mas É Mar, recorded a song called Soweto. [76] Also this song inspired the naming of Brazilian pagode group Soweto.
Soweto: Immink Dr: M84: North/South: M32 (Cresslawn) – M90 – M89 – R25 – M88 (Norkem Park) Cresslawn, Kempton Park CBD, Van Riebeeck Park, Houtkapper Park ...
The Soweto uprising of 1976 led to a large exodus of young black men and women. Anxious to strike back at the apartheid regime, they crossed the border to Rhodesia to seek military training. This enabled uMkhonto weSizwe to rebuild an army — one capable of attacking prestigious targets such as the refineries at Sasolburg .
Many events crucial to the anti-apartheid struggle happened in present-day Gauteng, such as the Freedom Charter of 1955, Women's March of 1956, Sharpeville massacre of 1960, the Rivonia Trial of 1963 and 1964, the little Rivonia Trial of 1964, the Soweto Uprising of 1976 and Sharpeville Six of 1984. [12] The Apartheid Museum documents this era ...
Region D - Soweto, Doornkop, Diepkloof and Meadowlands (previously Regions 6 and 10) Region E - Alexandra and parts of Sandton and Rosebank (previously Region 7 and parts of Region 3) Region F - inner city and Johannesburg South (previously Regions 8 and 9) Region G - Ennerdale, Orange Farm, Lenasia, Eldorado Park and Protea. (previously Region 11)
Pages in category "Soweto" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Soweto is a township with a predominantly black, working and middle-class population, and internationally known for the apartheid suppression of the Soweto uprising (1976). As demonstrated through political moments like the Soweto Uprising, the community has a long history of radical and alternative community organizing.
The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseKurhuleni; Afrikaans: Ekurhuleni Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Ekurhuleni; Sotho: Masepala wa Toropohadi ya Ekurhuleni) is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, a large suburban region east of Johannesburg.