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“Charmaine Dlamini from Soweto Day Tours guided us through Soweto’s fascinating sights in a safe manner. From the moment she picked us up in Melville, through the stops to see the homes of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu’s in Orlando West, the Oppenheimer Tower and its views, Hector Petersen Memorial, Freedom Square’s Charter Monument and Kliptown, Charmaine educated the group... more
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MikeMfromWashDC
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Washington, DC
Hector Pieterson Museum
yogooch
1 contribution
Los Angeles
Sep 23, 2008
It was the most moving experience of my life! To see what these people endured, and never wavered in their determination to overcome this terrible injustice is amazing! It is a well put together exhibit in a very clean and safe environment. more
Hector Pieterson Museum
ChicagoAlli
64 contributions
Chicago, IL, USA
Nov 30, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful
To be honest, I had never heard of Hector Pieterson before I visited South Africa. I went to this museum as part of a tour of Soweto. I can honestly say this day was one of the most memorable, moving and thought provoking days of my life. This museum was one of the most "simple" (it mostly deals with one... more
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- “Soweto” Southern Africa Places
- “Dark tales in a place of hope” Sydney Morning Herald / The Sun-Herald
- “From hope springs life” Sydney Morning Herald
- “South Africa” Travelworld International Magazine
- “Johannesburg Rises Above Its Apartheid Past” New York Times (free registration required)
- “Remains of the night” Sydney Morning Herald
- “South Africa trip eye-opening experience” canada.com / The Edmonton Journal
- “A must-see city rises above its apartheid past” Dallas Morning News / The New York Times
- “Slum tours: a day trip too far?” Guardian Unlimited / The Observer
- “In Johannesburg; Antelope Steaks and Some African Drama” New York Times (free registration required)
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