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About the Soweto Mountain of Hope
They call themselves the Soweto Mountain of Hope (Somoho), and it is from a nearby mountain, more accurately a hillock, that they hone their artistic skills and tend to the environment, giving a new lease on life to both man and mountain.
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Sounds for all tastes on a Soweto bound train
Boarding a train could be a hair-raising experience but this mode of transport remains a viable, cost-effective and even exciting way of getting around.
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Finding Land for the people of the book
African Independent Churches have long been part of the Soweto landscape, but now they'll be able to apply for land of their own with the new council policy on land.
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Meat for the people
Inmates of Nancefield Hostel slaughter a beast everyday, and clients stream in to buy their relatively cheap meat.
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Life - Soweto style
Life - Soweto Style is a book with vivid photographs that paint a colourful picture of the distinctive style of the township.
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Workers' Library to open as museum
THE last workers' compound left in Johannesburg is being restored. Its most recent incarnation was as the Workers' Library, but change is again coming to the Newtown Workers' Electricity Compound.
GigaPan Conversations
PANORAMIC photographs taken by learners from Soweto and their peers in the United States are on show at Museum Africa as part of an international collaboration.
Recycling at source tackled head on
NO more long and messy trips to the bottle bank - thousands of residents will start recycling their waste at source within a month.
City switches on countdown clock
FOR the next 609 days, a clock will mark time, counting down the sleeps to the World Cup kick off, taking place at Joburg's Soccer City.
Pilgrims head to Jozi for Megafest
MEGAFEST International is expected to attract tens of thousands of people to Nasrec this weekend for two days of spiritual networking, learning and fun.

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