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Developers Improvise As Economy Falters

Aug 21st, 2008 · Does it still make sense to build homes in the farthest suburbs, as gas prices rise and housing prices fall? Some developers say it does, if they create a different kind of suburb: a township community with stores in walking distance of the houses.

Keywords: community · Economy · housing · suburb · Improvises · distance · townships

Music and History with Vusi Mahlasela ***

Apr 24th, 2007 · South African singer and guitarist Vusi Mahlasela grew up in a small township during apartheid. He talks about that, his turbulent teen years, and his time as a member of the outlawed African National Congress.

Keywords: history · music · Africans · Singer · Teen · apartheid · guitarist · African National Congress · townships · Vusi · Mahlasela · Vusi Mahlasela

A Black Ambassador to Apartheid South Africa **

Oct 24th, 2006 · When Edward Perkins went to South Africa as the first black U.S. ambassador to the then apartheid nation, he recalls its leader angrily telling him to stay out of the country's affairs. Perkins refused to heed the warning and visited black townships.

Keywords: national · Africa · ambassador · country · South Africa · apartheid · Perkins · townships · Edward Perkins

Out of Hiding, Into the World: Thembi's AIDS Diary *

Apr 19th, 2006 · Thembi Ngubane lives in one of South Africa's largest townships. She has a boyfriend and a close relationship with her mother and father. She is also living with AIDS. For a year, she recorded a diary that brings listeners into her home, among her family, to witness her daily struggles and triumphs.

Keywords: world · Family · South Africa · Diary · boyfriend · Triumph · Struggle · thembi · Thembi Ngubane · townships