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Situated on the edge of the iconic Soweto township and chosen as a symbol of post-apartheid "spatial integration", the venue hosts large-scale events such as the ruling African National Congress annual congress.

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In cities and townships, families have been gathering for the funerals of the crackdown victims.

His flights of fancy— malevolent music, undead scholars, imaginary brothers, a cult led by a guru with 93 Ferraris in an “experimental township” called the Moon — are more controlled and add subtle strokes of color.

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In Port Sheldon, the township where Campbell sits, there was little disagreement over plans to close the aging facility, said township supervisor Michael A. Sabatino.

Leonora and her small team visited communities in the townships around her home in Cape Town, speaking to residents about their experiences of abuse and the ways technology fits into their lives.

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