Soweto is an urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city’s mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. …
Population anywhere from 1.5 million to 5 million.
Melani took me on a guided van tour.
Africa’s largest hospital, the Chris Hani Baragwanath.
A new symbol of Soweto today — the Orlando Towers.
That’s a guy bungie jumping. 🙂
New to me was the Hector Peterson Memorial.
Hector was an innocent bystander killed in an anti-Afrikaans Soweto Uprising. The photo of his body became a rallying image for the ANC.
Mandela House – 8115 Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto. Mandiba is a hero of mine. It was a pilgrimage for me to visit.
Mandela moved here 1946. His family lived here off and on until it was turned into a museum after his release from prison in 1990.
Winnie and Desmond Tutu have houses nearby. We saw Tutu’s son arriving. Desmond spends most of his time in Cape Town, these days.
Like near every tourist who visits Soweto, we had a meal in Vikakazi Street.
Soweto on a tour looks pretty good. But here are the real squatters, many of them illegal immigrants.
The Obamas stayed at this hotel while attending Mandela’s funeral.
It’s in Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, a monument commemorating and celebrating South African Charter of Religious Rights and Freedoms.
I’ve downloaded Long Walk to Freedom. The history will be more real to me after visiting some of the historic sites.
Rick McCharles 