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Diepkloof Park
15m
1905 Milner inter native colonial franchised , first black settlement in the South Western site of Jhb !!
1976 with all the unrest in Soweto the Propagated faces was Built !!
DK !
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10m
1941 with the effect of 2nd World war, the Municipalities of Soweto was forced to help with building a Hospital and assist with Casualties from Middle East ,,,,,
Which later became the 3rd biggest Hospital in the world.
Today it is known as Chris Hani Bara Hospital
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Walter Sisulu Square
30m
1948 National Party won the elections, resulting is the enforcement of Apartheid laws. 1955 Women took the street to challenge
all this , so the met with W. Sisulu to hand their grievances and burned the 'Dom Pas"
This is the place where one can visit the Shanty settlement and interact with the residents, thus activity is optional only to clients that wants to walk around with the people. Mind you the is no entrance fee so people would greatly appreciate a small donation at the end of the walk .
Today the current South African Constitution is Adopted from then signed FREEDOM CHARTER.
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Regina Mundi Catholic Church
15m · Admission ticket not included
The Catholic Church, that was used to hold some underground community or political meetings.
Once the police realised what was going on, the went and shot from inside and outside the ,,,,,,
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Hector Pieterson Museum and Memorial
1h · Admission ticket included
June 16, 1976, thousands of School children flooded the streets of Soweto, after Government enforced Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in subjects like Mathematics, Social Study, History, and so on.
the unforeseen circumstance happened when Hundreds of Children in School uniforms were shot and killed by the police. the likes of Hector Pieterson and Hasting Ndlovu were the first boys who
got killed and many more kids had to flee from home to exile or elsewhere to seek a better life.
some kids just got perished without trial till today there has never been any accountability.
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Vilakazi Street
30m
explore and interact with the locals of Vilakazi Str, the only Street throughout the world, that lived two Noble Peace Price winners, lived on the same street, the Same block and they were friends. that is Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu and former President Nelson Mandela.
today the street is a very lively precinct full of restaurants and shops. wonderful atmosphere to be around rich in history
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Mandela House
30m · Admission ticket included
remember Mandela used to stay in the back room of Walter Sisulu before he got his own house so in the late forties, this was his first owned house with Winnie until he was arrested in 1963, then Winnie would take care of things while she was in and out of prison and at some point it was boomed by the police.
It carries so much of the Struggle of Mandela and Winnie.
After Mandela's release from Robin Island, he came and lived in this house for eleven days, with people always hanging by the road who wanted to see Mandel he had to move to much private place.
