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Village Walk Shopping Centre: The Neapolitan style Village Walk Shopping Centre near<br />
Sandton City boasts shops, restaurants and coffee shops that have a distinct character and<br />
style of their own.<br />
FAUNA AND FLORA<br />
Lone Hill Nature Reserve: The Lone Hill Nature Reserve in Crestwood Drive and its<br />
landscape is characterised by granite hills. A hiking trail winds through the area, providing<br />
access to the ruins of an old Tswana village. Contact the Sandton Parks, Recreation and<br />
Conservation Division at Tel: +27(0) 11 803 9132 / 9300 to arrange entry.<br />
Outspan Bird Sanctuary: Many local species of birds have found a safe haven at the<br />
sheltered Outspan Bird Sanctuary in Morningside, right in the heart of Sandton. The 1,9 ha<br />
sanctuary lies on the banks of the Outspan Spruit and covers four different ecological zones.<br />
Rietfontein Nature Reserve: The Rietfontein Nature Reserve lies close to the confluence of<br />
the Braamfontein Spruit and the Sandfontein Spruit (“Stream”), at the corner of Holkham and<br />
Witkoppen Drives. Visitors may have a picnic or hike through the reserve and view several<br />
species of small buck and birds. The reserve falls under the jurisdiction of Sandton Parks,<br />
Recreation and Conservation Division. Please contact it, at Tel: +27(0) 11 803 9132 / 9300 to<br />
arrange a visit.<br />
SOWETO<br />
23<br />
Soweto, once South<br />
Africa’s biggest and<br />
most famous township<br />
is now a bustling<br />
growing metropolis with<br />
its own unique<br />
character. It lies southwest<br />
of Johannesburg.<br />
During the 1976 student<br />
uprising this township<br />
received much<br />
international media<br />
coverage and it has<br />
therefore become a<br />
popular tourist<br />
destination.<br />
Johannesburg and<br />
Soweto are bound by<br />
an economic umbilical<br />
cord that cannot be cut.<br />
Most Sowetans are<br />
employed in Johannesburg and commute daily, supplying Johannesburg with the workforce<br />
that supports its economy.<br />
The name Soweto is an acronym for SOuth WEstern TOwnships. It started life in 1950, when<br />
the National Party government developed five farms as housing for the thousands of<br />
mineworkers and migrant labourers who streamed to <strong>Gauteng</strong> to work in the gold mines and<br />
factories.
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