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Orlando is a township in the urban area of Soweto, South Africa. The township was founded in 1931 and named after Edwin Orlando Leake , mayor of Johannesburg from 1925 to 1926. It is divided in two main areas: Orlando West and Orlando East.
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African people were first settled in Klipspruit, a small residential settlement, in 1904. This followed the destruction of the inner city area of Johannesburg, the “Coolie Location”, after the outbreak of pneumonic plague which the white authorities erroneously blamed on poor black residents. After the first world war, Johannesburg’s black populati...
By the early 1940s Orlando had emerged as a hub of black urban life. This was evident in the proliferation of social, cultural and political activities. Soon after residents moved in, soccer emerged as one of the most popular leisure activities. Orlando Pirates(formerly Orlando Boys Club) was established in 1937 and has remained an integral part of...
In the early 1940s Orlando was home to the first major squatter movement. James Mpanzaemerged as its inspirational leader. In 1944, his Sofasonke Movement led a campaign under the slogan “Housing and shelter for all”. He led thousands of sub-tenants to occupy land, which prompted the authorities to provide emergency accommodation. A similar movemen...
Orlando, like black townships across the country, continues to be marginalised and suffers from high levels of unemployment, poverty and underdevelopment. Increasingly, residents recognise the importance of having to shape their own futures.Drawing on their rich history, especially of having produced emancipatory ideas and organisations, will const...
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Nov 16, 2022 · Orlando East, a working class community on the periphery of Johannesburg in South Africa, has turned 90 years old. Orlando was one of the first municipal locations – called townships under ...
Oct 23, 2022 · Orlando East, a working-class community on the periphery of Johannesburg in South Africa, has turned 90 years old. Orlando was one of the first municipal locations – townships under apartheid – established in 1932 for Africans under the 1923 Native Urban Areas Act. It was renamed Orlando East when Orlando West was established in the 1940s.
Sep 22, 2022 · The exhibition was curated by a collective of Orlando East residents, historians and organisations (who include the City of Johannesburg’s Directorate of Arts, Culture & Heritage, The WITS History Workshop, University of the Witwatersrand Historical Papers Research Archive, South African History Archive, National Archives of South Africa, Museum Africa Archives, Sticky Situations, the James ...
Sep 8, 2016 · Walking through Soweto’s Orlando township, home to some of South Africa ’s most infamous anti-apartheid clashes in the 20th century, it is nearly impossible to miss the two Orlando Towers ...
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Orlando, is a Township in the urban Area of Soweto, South Africa. The Township was founded in 1931 and named after Edwin Orlando Leake, Mayor of Johannesburg from 1925 to 1926. It is divided in two main areas: Orlando West and Orlando East. In 2010, South Africa's oldest township hosted the FIFA Soccer World Cup final and the attention of more ...
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