Katlehong, Gauteng
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Katlehong is a township located 35 km east of Johannesburg
and south of Germiston
between two other townships of Thokoza
and Vosloorus
next to the N3 highway in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng Province of South Africa
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Katlehong(place of success) was established in 1945 and has become a high density area in the Gauteng with 6 informal settlements in the southern part of Katlehong. There is serious overcrowding. For example in each tiny yard, shacks are set up for rent. One toilet often serves five to six families. Despite being surrounded by an industrial area, there is high level of unemployment. Katlehong is one of the most poorly served areas in Gauteng in terms of community development. Together with Thokoza, Vosloorus it forms the second biggest black township after Soweto
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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...
and south of Germiston
Germiston, Gauteng
Germiston is a city in the East Rand of Gauteng in South Africa. Germiston is now the seat of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality which includes much of the East Rand, and is also considered part of Greater Johannesburg.-History:...
between two other townships of Thokoza
Thokoza
Thokoza is a township south of Johannesburg, South Africa at the location of the now defunct Palmietfontein Airport. It is situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1973 and together with Katlehong it forms the second...
and Vosloorus
Vosloorus
Vosloorus is a township situated in Boksburg just east of Katlehong on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1963 when Africans were removed from Stirtonville because it was considered by the apartheid government too close to a white town. Stirtonville, renamed Reiger Park,...
next to the N3 highway in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng Province of 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...
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Katlehong(place of success) was established in 1945 and has become a high density area in the Gauteng with 6 informal settlements in the southern part of Katlehong. There is serious overcrowding. For example in each tiny yard, shacks are set up for rent. One toilet often serves five to six families. Despite being surrounded by an industrial area, there is high level of unemployment. Katlehong is one of the most poorly served areas in Gauteng in terms of community development. Together with Thokoza, Vosloorus it forms the second biggest black township after 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...
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External links
- Township Vibes Taking The Townships To Another Level
- South Africa Today A YouTube Channel giving news updates on SA's high crime situation for tourists, business and media.
- Katlehong Resource Centre