Soweto, South Africa

Travel Blogs from Soweto (20)

Soweto drive by, Soweto, South Africa travel blog
Soweto drive by
Jul 24, 2005

... to move about without an identity card. He had to live under the rules of curfew. He was not a free man. But has South Africa really changed? I couldn't help wonder if this life of freedom wasn't now also his captor? Were there opportunities for him, ...

A travel blog entry by off_road_clara
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Take me to Soweto, Soweto, South Africa travel blog
Take me to Soweto
Oct 3, 2008

... Nelson Mandela was taken off America's most wanted terrorists lists only last year and that we in the US were actively shunning South Africa.  It's amazing how things do change.  Upon leaving the Apartheid Museum we began our tour of Soweto, ...

A travel blog entry by youngtravellers
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Getting in with the locals...., Soweto, South Africa travel blog
Getting in with the locals....
Oct 5, 2003

... . They have absolutely no electricity. It is such a contrast from so many of the houses I've seen throughout south africa - and even in Soweto. But it is heartening that there are some areas where conditions are so much better, so there are signs of ...

A travel blog entry by vicki
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Hector died here. Enjoy your afternoon!, Hector Pieterson Museum, Soweto, South Africa travel blog
Hector died here. Enjoy your afternoon!
Jul 24, 2005

... has been said that the path through Africa runs through Soweto; that Soweto is a microcosm, or the soul of South Africa; that Soweto is a shining example of neglect and exploitation; that Soweto means many things to many people." Louis Rive, November ...

A travel blog entry by off_road_clara
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Attractions in Soweto (4)

Hector Pieterson Museum
Hector Pieterson Museum

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

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This tragic museum, opened in 2002, honors the Sowetan schoolchildren slain in a police massacre in 1976.
Hector Pieterson Memorial
Hector Pieterson Memorial

Hector Pieterson Square, Soweto Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

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The 1976 photograph of slain thirteen-year old Hector Pieterson, carried by a friend while his grieving sister runs alongside, is a chilling reminder that South African was changed thereafter.
Vilakazi Street
Vilakazi Street

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

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Regina Mundi
Regina Mundi

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

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Forum Discussions on Soweto (6)

Johannesburg
Posted on Dec 14, 2008, 12:37:06
... Apartheid museum) and you are close enough to Soweto is you want to see what a modern day township looks like. South Africa is a positive country, and a great place to see wildlife (Hluhluwe-iMfolozi, Pillanesburg, Kruger Parks), and learn about African ...
FF News: The Presidential Box--December 2025
Posted on Oct 8, 2009, 15:59:28
... in the world. Mr. Omar Abdulla is known as the World's Greatest President according to voters on Today's Times Magazine. South Africa the country occupies S P A C E that of France, Spain, England and Northern Asia. South Africa is rated the fifth most ...
Poorism
Posted on May 6, 2008, 13:08:24
... to Face Tours started guiding the curious through Soweto, then an all-black township at the southwestern edge of Johannesburg, South Africa. (Soweto was annexed to Johannesburg in 2002.) More than 20 years later, Jimmy Ntintili, founder of Face to Face, ...
"Dark" Tourism
Posted on Feb 8, 2008, 10:44:10
... of New York's Central Park. Step over rats in the shanty towns around Rio de Janeiro. Or meet local South Africans living in a Soweto township near Johannesburg, dubbed the most dangerous city outside of war zones. These kinds of activities all fall under ...

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