What Is Soweto In South Africa?
Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa,
bordering the city’s mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships.
What is Soweto South Africa known for?
Soweto was the center of political campaigns aimed at the overthrow of the apartheid state. The 1976 student uprising,
also known as the Soweto uprising, started in Soweto and spread to the rest of the country. Many of the sights on the heritage route therefore have political significance.
What are the living conditions in Soweto in South Africa?
Less than a quarter of the homes have electricity. More, perhaps 50 percent, have cold running water, but only 15 percent have inside bathrooms.
In the average house, six or seven persons live in just under four small rooms. In the winter, even with the stoves, many complain about the cold.