More than a century of plundering the earth for gold has left a strange but compelling legacy in Soweto. Soweto is full of gritty urban landscapes and alleys which evoke its history as one of apartheid's battlegrounds. "We used to be little hunter-gatherers here," he said, pointing to a dam by an abandoned gold mine. More than a century of plundering the earth for gold has left a strange but compelling legacy in Soweto. "Had I not heard of this hike on a local post, I would never have come here," he told AFP.

Source: News 24 January 29, 2023 08:34 UTC