SowetoSoweto's history goes back to 1903, when the town of Kliptown
was established as the first black settlement on the outskirts of
Johannesburg. An abbreviation for South-Western Township, Soweto
has had a turbulent history at the centre of the Apartheid struggle
in South Africa: the ANC and other organisations adopted the
Freedom Charter in Kliptown in 1955, and the Soweto Uprising of
1976 was one of the pivotal events in the struggle. Soweto is home to several famous landmarks, including Chris Hani
Baragwanath Hospital in Diepkloof, Walter Sisulu Square in
Kliptown, Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Rockville, and the
Freedom Towers. In Orlando, tourists can visit Vilikazi Street,
which is the only street in the world to have been the home of two
Nobel Peace Prize winners (Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond
Tutu); the Mandela House has been restored to its state when the
former president lived there. A number of historic museums are also
popular attractions in Soweto, includi
Website: www.soweto.co.za |
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