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Soweto, heartbeat of the nation
Destination Cape Town
Backpacking in South Africa
Exhibition traces migrant workers’ journey
South Africa was built on mining, and its mines were built on migrant workers. Millions of black men across southern Africa were forced by economic circumstance and taxes to travel to the city of gold, leaving their families at home. Here they toiled long hours underground in dangerous conditions. Wits Art Museum lays bare their lives.
Soweto: from struggle to suburbia
Twenty years of freedom have transformed Soweto, once a sprawling dormitory dumping ground for Johannesburg's black workers, into a green and attractive city of its own, with housing, parks, shopping malls, efficient public transport and a vibrant tourist trade.
A brand-new city is being built outside Durban
First there were the dreary little boxes of RDP houses. Then there came the growing recognition that it's not just houses that need to be built; communities and places where people actually want to live are required. And Cornubia is one of the first communities to come out of the Breaking New Ground policy.
Forum to work for peace on SA mines
Do your bit on Mandela Day
Each year, on Nelson Mandela’s birthday, people around the world are encouraged to give up 67 minutes of their time to improving the world for everyone. We’ve rounded up a few options of where you can do your good deeds.
New lease on life for Joburg buildings
By revamping and maintaining rental living space, the Johannesburg Social Housing Company is addressing a need for affordable, safe and clean housing in the city and surrounds.
• Drive to clear housing backlog
Otelo leads the pack at awards
Walking off with two awards, Otelo Burning was one of a number of South African films that won nine awards in total at the 2012 Africa Movie Academy Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.
• e'Lollipop sequel soon for SA