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Mar 16, 2011

Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal

This small town in KwaZulu-Natal was, according to district records, named in honour of Earl Grey, the renowned British ...

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Key sites
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Mar 16, 2011

Key sites

Cafes A number of notable restaurants arose in the Grey Street area. These included Simon’s Cafe, Goodwill Lounge...

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Curries Fountain events timeline
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Mar 16, 2011

Curries Fountain events timeline

1870s-1880s Discovery of a reliable water source. "To the present generation Currie's Fountain is but a name which mar...

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Grey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
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Mar 16, 2011

Grey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999

1854 15 May, The proclamation of the settlement of Durban into a Borough. The European population stands at 1,204. 1...

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Fietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
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Mar 16, 2011

Fietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988

This timeline is NOT complete. Any omissions are unintentional as this timeline is a work in progress that will be added...

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Mar 16, 2011

Pageview

Fietas (as the place was popularly known) is one of the oldest communities in the Western suburbs of Johannesburg, and o...

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Mar 16, 2011

Role players within the Sowetan Community

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Key sites in and around Soweto
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Mar 16, 2011

Key sites in and around Soweto

Amphitheatre Stadium Area of Masakeng* Area of Mochanaeng* Arthur Ashe Bara Hospital* Beerhalls Blue Fountai...

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Soccer in Soweto, Soccer City
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Mar 16, 2011

Soccer in Soweto, Soccer City

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Place
Mar 16, 2011

Soweto, Johannesburg

Soweto is an urban settlement or 'Township' in South Africa, South West of Johannesburg, with a population of approximat...

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Sophiatown timeline 1899-1955
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Mar 16, 2011

Sophiatown timeline 1899-1955

1899Herman Tobiansky purchases land from the Johannesburg Municipality to develop as a residential area.1912Sophiatown h...

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A history of Soweto
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Mar 16, 2011

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...

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Gangsterism in Sophiatown
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Mar 16, 2011

Gangsterism in Sophiatown

Gangsterism is often characterized as anti-social behaviour frowned upon by polite sections of society. There is no doub...

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Sophiatown in Literature
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Mar 16, 2011

Sophiatown in Literature

An Invaluable Historical Source The literature on "life in Sophiatown" by a generation of prose writers, novelists, pla...

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The Destruction of Sophiatown
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Mar 16, 2011

The Destruction of Sophiatown

Apartheid's Truimph Over Non-Racialism The destruction of Sophiatown is widely documented, considered as the Nationalis...

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