James Mpanza
Encyclopedia
James Mpanza was a squatter leader in Johannesburg
, South Africa
from the mid 1940s until the late 1960s. In 1944 he led the land invasion that resulted in the founding of modern Soweto
. Mpanza is known as 'the father of Soweto'.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
from the mid 1940s until the late 1960s. In 1944 he led the land invasion that resulted in the founding of modern Soweto
Soweto
Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...
. Mpanza is known as 'the father of Soweto'.
Further Reading
- Bonner, P. 'The Politics of Black Squatter Movements on the Rand, 1944-1952, Radical History Review, 1990
- Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 – 1964. Hoover Institution Press: Stanford University.
- Stadler, A. 'Birds in the Cornfield: Squatter movements in Johannesburg, 1944-1947', Journal of South African Studies, 1979