Evaton is a township north of Sebokeng in the Emfuleni region of Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1904. Like other townships in the area, Evaton was affected by the violent unrest which erupted in 1984 and by 1985 a state of emergency was imposed. In South Africa, the term township usually refers to the (often underdeveloped) urban residential areas that, under Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites (Africans, Coloureds and Indians) who lived near or worked in areas that were designated white-only. Soweto (actually a group of townships) and Alexandra are two of... Sebokeng is black township set up by the then apartheid government in southern Gauteng, South Africa near the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark. ... Categories: South Africa stubs | Provinces of South Africa | Gauteng Province ... See also: 1903 in South Africa, other events of 1904, 1905 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1983 in South Africa, other events of 1984, 1985 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1984 in South Africa, other events of 1985, 1986 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...
Evaton was also home to the world renowned Wilberforce Teacher Training Institute, which was established by the United States-based African Methodist Episcopal Church in the early 1900s.
This assault on Evaton became particularly intense during the historic bus-boycott of the mid-1950s, commonly referred to as 'Azikhwelwa'.
Evaton was plunged into a state of terror as migrant workers, the so-called "Ma Russia", attacked residents in the streets and in their homes, murdering, kidnapping, raping, and plundering - often under police escort.
Feeds |
Contact