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Aug 21, 2020 · Primville, Soweto- Johannesburg. Walter Sisulu Square, in Primville. In 1904, after the outbreak of Bubonic Plague, near present day Newtown, the African population in the Area was moved to the Farm; 'Klipspruit', twelve Miles South-West of the City.
The following article, adapted from James Ball's 2012 masters dissertation, looks at the practical compromise made by the apartheid government and the Johannesburg City Council not to 'relocate' black communities living in Pimville in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
A history of Soweto. The consequence of this promising wealth was that a great number of people left their farms, rural homes and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck on the Rand. Moreover, gold mining was labour intensive and, as a result, attracted more labour away from the countryside to Johannesburg.
Feb 19, 2014 · Soweto, which stands for South Western Townships, is an urban area within the South African city of Johannesburg. It was largely formed during the implementation of apartheid in the...
Anti-apartheid history: Pimville zone 4, like Soweto in general, has a rich history of anti-apartheid struggle. Several important figures in the current and previous
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Soweto History: The 1900s. The history of Soweto and the surrounding area is grim and dishevelled one. However, today the township stands as a beacon of hope that the struggle for liberation is never in vain, and the people of Soweto are as resilient as they are vibrant.
It was an act that had played out many times in South Africa: a forced removal. In 1904 bubonic plague broke out in the town centre, in an area known as Brickfields. Once the brick makers had been removed 25km south, to Klipspruit, the area was fenced and razed to the ground. And so Soweto was born.
