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KwaThema is a township south-west of Springs in the district of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1951 when Africans were forcibly removed from Payneville because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. The new township's layout was designed along modernist principles and became a model for many subsequent townships, although the envisaged social facilities were not implemented. The typical South African township house, the 51/9, was one of the plans developed for KwaThema. A black local authority with municipal status was established in 1984. In 1985 KwaThema experienced violent unrest and right-wing vigilante activity.

KwaThema
Last Town
KwaThema
KwaThema
Coordinates: 26°17′51″S 28°24′9″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityEkurhuleni
Area
  Total13.93 km2 (5.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
  Total99,517
  Density7,100/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
  Black African99.7%
  Coloured0.2%
First languages (2001)
  Zulu56.8%
  Sotho8.7%
  Northern Sotho8.6%
  Xhosa8.6%
  Other17.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

KwaThema is a multi-racial township where most of South Africa's eleven official languages are spoken but the predominant ones are Sotho and Zulu. KwaThema has given birth to many successful individuals who have helped in the development of the town.


History


KwaThema was named after Selope Thema who was a South African political activist and leader.[2][3]


Notable residents



References


  1. "Main Place KwaThema". Census 2001.
  2. "Olive Schreiner Letters Online". www.oliveschreiner.org. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. "Richard Victor Selope Thema | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. Kelly, Annie (12 March 2009). "Raped and killed for being a lesbian: South Africa ignores 'corrective' attacks". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  5. "A R T T H R O B _ N E W S". artthrob.co.za. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. "BoxRec: Simon Skosana". boxrec.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. "10 Greatest Goalkeepers". Joburg Post. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. Kekana, David (17 February 2017). "50 Greatest Orlando Pirates players ever | #OrlandoPirates". Joburg Post. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. "Joe Nina". Music In Africa. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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