Soweto
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- proper noun
- UBCs were replaced by Community Councils in 1977 after the Soweto uprising.
- Soweto uprising
- township of Soweto
- Soweto population
Examples
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For HIV-negative women in Soweto, reproduction must therefore be considered an important risk for HIV acquisition.
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The housing conditions of the different housing domains in Soweto differ significantly.
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All routes leading to Soweto are closed.
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Security Forces have stepped up their search in the Soweto area.
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Everyday speech in Soweto is a mixture of at least four African and European languages.
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Using these figures, we can conclude that at least 40 to 50 percent of Soweto households are poor.
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My visit to Soweto became an early lesson in how naive I was.
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"How difficult it is to bring up a child properly in Soweto!" observes one of the guests.
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The schoolchildren in Soweto are on strike citing something called black consciousness.
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Many have traveled from townships as far away as Soweto, a good 45-minute drive.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Soweto comes from the phrase South Western Townships, formed by joining the first letters of those words. So Soweto is the name for the large group of townships southwest of Johannesburg and is known for its important role in the fight against apartheid.