Johanezburg
Johanezburg, takođe poznat kao "Grad zlata", je najnaseljeniji grad u Južnoj Africi. Sa preko 5,5 miliona ljudi samo u gradu Johanezburgu i više od 14,8 miliona u urbanog aglomeraciji, klasifikovan je kao megagrad i jedan je od 100 najvećih urbanih oblasti na svetu.
Johanezburg je osnovan 1886. godine, nakon otkrića zlata, na nekadašnjem poljoprivrednom zemljistu.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg, also known as "The City of Gold" is the most populous city in South Africa. With over of 5,5 million people in the City of Johannesburg alone and over 14.8 million in the urban agglomeration, it is classified as a megacity and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.
Johannesburg was established in 1886, following the discovery of gold, on what was once farmland.
Kriminal
Stopa krminala je izuzetno visoka. Ograde mnogih kuca, kako stambenih tako I komercijalnih pa cak i skola, nadogradjene su bodljikavom zicom. Kako je vodic objasnio, stopa kriminala u vreme aparthejda je bila daleko manja nego sada. U to vreme, vlasti nisu tolerisale kriminal. Sada, krivi se trenutna korumpirana vlast.
Crime
The crime rate is extremely high. The fences of many houses, both residential and commercial, as well as schools, have been topped with barbed wire. As the guide explained, the crime rate during apartheid was far lower than it is now. At that time, the authorities did not tolerate crime. Now, the current corrupt government is to blame (according to the guide).
Siromastvo, narkomanija...
Primecujemo da ima mnogo beskucnika. Drugo, ima puno naselja, slamova, improvizovanih baraka bez higijenskih uslova, bez struje i okruzena djubretom. Ne znam da li se “stanari” tretiraju kao beskucnici ali, ne vidim da mogu da se tretiraju i kao neko ko ima stan. Dosta ima i narkomana na ulicama (po objasnjenu vodica)
Poverty, drug abuse...
We noticed that there are many homeless people. Secondly, there are many settlements, slums, makeshift huts without sanitary conditions, without electricity, and surrounded by garbage. I don't know if 'residents' are treated as homeless, but I don't see how they can be treated as someone who has an apartment. There are also many drug addicts on the streets (according to the explanation of the guide).
Soveto
Soweto je naselje koje se nalazi na granici rudarskog pojasa grada na jugu. Njegovo ime je engleska slogovna skraćenica za Jugo-zapadno naselje (South-Western-Township). Nekadašnja odvojena opština, sada je deo Grada Johannesburg Metropolita i jedno je od predgrađa Johanesburga.
Soweto je osnovan 1930-ih, kada je bela vlada počela da odvaja crnce od belaca, kako bi stvorila crna "naselja". Crnci su premšteni iz Johanesburga u područje odvojeno od belih predgrađa takozvanim sanitarni kordonom (ili sanitarnim koridorom) koji je obično bila reka, železnička pruga, industrijska zona ili autoput. Ovo je sprovedeno korišćenjem ozloglašenog Zakona o urbanim područjima iz 1923.
Soweto
Soweto is a township of the bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it is now incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is one of the suburbs of Johannesburg.
Soweto was created in the 1930s, when the White government started separating Blacks from Whites, to create black "townships". Blacks were moved away from Johannesburg, to an area separated from White suburbs by a so-called cordon sanitaire (or sanitary corridor) which was usually a river, railway track, industrial area or highway. This was carried out using the infamous Urban Areas Act of 1923.
Rashladne kule
Poznate rashladne kule u Sowetu, su podignute su 1951. godine. Popularno poznate kao Orlando tornjevi, oba tornja su izgrađena kao dodatak sistemu hladjenja bazena koji je radio punim kapacitetom pre nego što je elektrana zatvorena 1998. godine nakon 56 godina službe. Transformacija i ponovni razvoj mesta bivše elektrane u centar zabave i poslovanja desili su se 2006. godine i popularni Orlando tornjevi su rođeni. Nekada dosadni i sivi, privlačno obojeni tornjevi su najveća dela javne umetnosti u Sowetu i igraju različite uloge kao izložbene i reklamne platforme, pri čemu jedan od njih funkcioniše kao reklamni bilbord dok drugi prikazuje najveću muralnu sliku u Južnoj Africi.
Tu je, izmedju dva tornja, i platforma za bandzi skakanje.
Cooling Towers
South Africa’s famous and colorful Soweto cooling towers were erected in 1951.
Popularly known as the Orlando towers, both towers were built in as an additive to the spray pond cooling system which was running at its capacity before the station was decommissioned in 1998 after 56 years of service.
The transformation and rebirth of the site of the power station into an entertainment and business centre occurred in 2006 and the popular Orlando towers were born. Once dull and grey, the attractively painted towers are the biggest works of public art in Soweto and they play different roles as exhibition and advertising platforms with one of them working as an advertising signboard another exhibiting the largest mural painting in South Africa.
Kuca Nelsona Mandele
Nacionalni muzej Nelsona Mandele, uobičajeno nazvan Mandelina kuća, je kuća na ulici Vilakazi, Orlando Vest, Soweto, gde je Nelson Mandela živeo od 1946. do 1962. godine. Nalazi se na broju 8115, na uglu ulica Vilakazi i Ngakane, na kratkoj udaljenosti od kuće umirovljenog nadbiskupa Desmonda Tutua. Mandela je 1. septembra 1997. godine poklonio kuću Soweto Heritage Trust-u (čiji je on bio osnivač 1. Septembra 1997), da bi se vodila kao muzej.
Mandela’s House
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962. It is located at number 8115, at the corner of Vilakazi and Ngakane streets, a short distance up the road from the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Mandela donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust (of which he was the founder) on 1 September 1997, to be run as a museum.