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In
1953 The Bantu Education Act is imposed. From now on African children shall be prepared just for lowgrade work.
In
1976 the government says that, from now on, all lessons will be
taught in Afrikaans. As a reaction to that thousands of black
secondary students in Soweto protest against being taught in the
language of their oppressors. During these demonstrations hundreds
of young people, children as well, are shot by the police, thousands
are thrown into jail. Lots of young people escape from the country,
some go to MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe/ Spear of the Nation), which
trains soldiers and fights an "underground" war.
Britta
SOWETO IN 1976
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Population:
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1.5 million |
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Area:
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87 km2 |
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Location Approx:
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10km south west
of Johannesburg |
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Administration:
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West Rand
Administration Board |
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Electricity:
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20% of homes |
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Hot water:
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5% of homes |
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Hospitals:
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1 |
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Schools:
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280 |
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No. of pupils/class:
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approx. 60 |
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Average rent/month:
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R40 for two
roomed house |
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Average income:
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R100 per month |
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Average living
cost:
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R145 per month |
| Number of
homeless: |
400 000 |
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Employment:
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Very little.
Most people commute daily to Johannesburg |
Source:
http://www.sowetosa.co.za/soweto.demo.html
Interesting
information:
"Young and
proud" (Sunday Times South Africa, 16-06-2002) | article
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CNN: Inside Africa - Soweto Uprising Remembered | article
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Soweto - information from africana.com | article
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