No trip to johannesburg is complete without a visit to soweto a former township from the times of apartheid the name coming from south west township starting about 15 km away from the center of johannesburg it comprises some 63 sq km and is where an estimated one million people live deepkloof extension viewpoint of soweto towers kliptown charter shanty town matchbox and elephant houses and hostels are some of the highlights you will visit the only street in the world with two nobel pea