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 parts of the city.
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The area is mostly composed of old "matchbox" houses, or four-room houses built by the government, that were built to provide cheap … See more

By 2003, the Greater Soweto area consisted of 87 townships grouped together into Administrative Regions 6 and 10 of Johannesburg.
Estimates of how many residential areas make up Soweto itself vary widely. Some counts say that … See more

Landmarks
Soweto landmarks include:
• Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Diepkloof
• Freedom Towers
• Mandela House See more

Media
Being part of the urban agglomerations of Gauteng, Soweto shares much of the same media as the rest of Gauteng province. There are … See more

Many parts of Soweto rank among the poorest in Johannesburg, although individual townships tend to have a mix of wealthier and poorer residents. In general, households in the outlying areas to the northwest and southeast have lower incomes, while … See more