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Soweto (/ s ə ˈ w ɛ t oʊ,-ˈ w eɪ t-,-ˈ w iː t-/) [3] [4] is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south.
This is a list of Townships within Soweto Braamfisher Snake park Naledi Pages in category "Soweto Townships" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 ...
Noordgesig (meaning "north view/facing") is a township in Soweto, situated at the edge of area's northernmost boundary, but within its territory. It is the first township seen on entering Soweto from the frequently used New Canada Road. Noordgesig is a Coloured township. It is colloquially called "Bulte"(meaning Hills) by its residence and ...
This is a list of cities and towns in Gauteng Province, South Africa.Most towns are no longer separate municipalities, their local governments having been merged into larger structures.
A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, The post South Africa police say 15 killed in bar shooting in Soweto ...
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is in the west of Soweto and is also known as Mzambiya (Zambia) or Mashona (west side).
The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.
Mandela came back to the house after his release from prison in 1990, despite suggestions from government officials that he find a safer home. At a rally welcoming him home to Soweto his opening words were, "I have come home at last." [6] However, after 11 days back at the house he moved out again. [7] He later wrote in his autobiography: