Soweto in Johannesburg

Soweto

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Type
Township in South Africa

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Is Soweto worth visiting?

Soweto is well worth the visit. I had the pleasure of going on a soweto tour and it was so facinating! Being a Durbanite, saffa i was very intriuged to see what it was all about. Our guides were very informative and i reccommend going on a tour and not alone.

Do whites live in Soweto?

The government, who sought to differentiate the white working class from the black, laid out new suburbs for the Burghers (Whites), Coolies (Indians), Malays (Coloureds) and Black Africans (Africans), but the whole area simply stayed multiracial.

What is Soweto in Johannesburg?

Soweto is an urban settlement or 'Township' in South Africa, South West of Johannesburg, with a population of approximately 1.3 Million (2008, Joburg archive).