Gauteng was an important centre of the freedom struggle against apartheid. It is here that the Sharpeville massacre; the 1976 Soweto riots; as well as the Rivonia trial, in which many struggle leaders, including Nelson Mandela, were sent to jail for more than 20 years, took place.
Today, these and other important events in the struggle against apartheid are shown in the Apartheid museum in Johannesburg.
The history of Gauteng can be traced back to the early 1800s, when settlers from the Cape defeated...
Cullinan Diamond. In 1905 at Cullinan, a town just outside Pretoria, the huge Cullinan Diamond was...
Sophiatown had been in the government's cross-hairs since before World War II. Until the '50s,...
Gauteng was an important centre of the freedom struggle against apartheid. It is here that...
Soweto may sound like an African name, but the word was originally an acronym for "South Western...
Soweto's rich political history has guaranteed it a place on the world map. Those who know very...
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