Zwelethemba is a Xhosa word, meaning “Nation of Hope”. It was first named “eMtshokotshweni” (referring to the concrete slabs used in building houses), and as the township expanded, it was then called “Khwezi” (“Morning Star”), before it finally became Zwelethemba in the 1950s.
The origin of the township was a direct result of the Slum Clearance Act of 1934, which allowed municipalities to demolish any area that was considered to be a slum. Worcester’s previous township was situated where Riverview Flats today stand and was called “Sakkiesdorp” and was de-proclaimed under this Act in 1950, due to overcrowding. Similar to District 6 in Cape Town, African people where then moved from Sakkiesdorp to Zwelethemba.
Zwelethemba is unique when compared to other townships in the Western Cape, since it is one of the oldest townships in the Western Cape and is so rich in history, and also it has yielded so many pioneers and changemakers on various terrains of South African history.
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Thanks to Blak Kalamawi and Hozay Ovana for the use of their original tracks. Check them out, links below.
Blak Kalamawi for the opening track / @mawisolutions
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