Soweto, S.A.

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Pictures from our visit to Soweto, July 6th 2003.

We stopped at one of the shantytown areas in Soweto where one of the locals showed us around. The next 6 pictures are from here.
kids in soweto

Soweto

Garden

Little Kid in soweto

Shop in soweto

Soweto

Some pictures from other parts of soweto:
Market
Market area taken from the street

Soweto from above
Picture taken of Soweto from the Openheimer tower at a park, the name of which I can't remember.

Soweto from above
Another picture taken from above on the tower.

Hector Pieterson Musuem
The Hector Pieterson Musuem, which is full of information about the 1976 student uprising that jumpstarted a lot of politcal reform in South Africa.

Pieterson memorial
Memorial to Hector Pieterson and other kids killed during the 1976 student uprising. "In honour of the youth who gave their lives in the struggle for freedom and democracy".

Sarah, Kerri and Simon at Pieterson Musuem
Sarah, Kerri and Simon sitting outside at the Hector Pieterson Musuem. Simon was our guide for our tour through Soweto.