A street in Soweto, one of the most well-known townships in the world, just underwent renovations. Kubayi Street in Chiawelo received speed humps, new road signage, and painted road markings this week ...

SOWETO, South Africa -- In the gritty urban sprawl of Soweto, the most famous of South Africa's black townships, a new experiment is emerging: a European-style boulevard, complete with benches, trees, ...

FAR FROM the ghetto streets of Soweto, the South African drama “Tsotsi” resonates with a raw freshness and immediacy and an almost mythic sense of reclamation and redemption. The 2005 Oscar winner in ...

Soweto is friendly, vibrant, complex and fascinating. After 72 hours there, I was overstimulated and exhausted at the same time. I had laughed, cried, been shocked and heartened. I’d explored historic ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Forty years ago, the streets of the Soweto township in South Africa's economic capital Johannesburg turned bloody. Thousands of mostly black students lined the streets, refusing to go to school until ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) After dark the bars and clubs on 7th Street in Johannesburg's hip Melville neighborhood are heaving with partiers and thumping dance music. Outside one bar the scene is different: A ...

South Carolina State University's Ujimaa, in conjunction with the Division of Student Affairs, will play host for the Soweto Street Beat Dance Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the Dr.