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Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it is now incorporated in the City of Johannesburg … See more
George Harrison and George Walker are today credited as the men who discovered an outcrop of the Main Reef of gold on the farm Langlaagte in February 1886. The fledgling town of Johannesburg was laid out on a triangular … See more
The suburb was not historically allowed to create employment centres within the area, so almost all of its residents are commuters to other … See more
The area is mostly composed of old "matchbox" houses, or four-room houses built by the government, that were built to provide cheap accommodation for black workers during See more
Landmarks
Soweto landmarks include:
• Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Diepkloof
• Freedom … See moreMedia
Being part of the urban agglomerations of Gauteng, Soweto shares much of the same media as the … See morePeople mentioned in the articleWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Soweto | History, Map, & Facts | Britannica
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Soweto Uprising | Summary, Reason, Causes, & Apartheid
Jun 16, 2023 · Category: History & Society. Also called: Soweto Riots or Soweto Rebellion. Date: June 16, 1976 - c. February 28, 1977. Location: South Africa. Soweto. Soweto Uprising, student-led protest that began on June 16, 1976, …