The townships constituting Soweto grew out of shantytowns and slums that arose with the arrival of Black labourers from rural areas, in particular in the period between World Wars I and II. Growth was haphazard, and the emerging township lacked municipal services and government.
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The village in Central Western Jabavu was completed by artist, author and traditional healer Credo Mutwa. The large painted sculptures of human and animal ...