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MABONENG by Niq Mhlongo
MABONENG literally means “place of light“. Maboneng is a quotation from Niq Mhlongo’s novel “Aftertears”. Mhlongo, who grew up in Soweto during the apartheid era, has become well-known with his descriptions of present-day life in the former ghetto. Thus Maboneng is above all a reminder of those who for a very long time were prevented from standing tall in the light.
The district around Main Street was given its name after the message by REMOTEWORDS and Niq Mhlongo and is known as the "Maboneng-District" since then. Installed: 19/02/2009
MABONENG literally means “place of light“. Maboneng is a quotation from Niq Mhlongo’s novel “Aftertears”. Mhlongo, who grew up in Soweto during the apartheid era, has become well-known with his descriptions of present-day life in the former ghetto. Thus Maboneng is above all a reminder of those who for a very long time were prevented from standing tall in the light.
The district around Main Street was given its name after the message by REMOTEWORDS and Niq Mhlongo and is known as the "Maboneng-District" since then. Installed: 19/02/2009
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Koordinaten: 26°12'15"S 28°3'27"E