A matter of enormous frustration and anger, and reflected in a large number of the literary and theatrical works produced in the second half of the 20th century in particular. Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities, often as temporary places with scant infrastructure, and in the 20th century large numbers of people were relocated there from their residences in the newly declared 'white areas' of the various towns and cities. South African definition and use of the term The term township also has a distinct legal meaning in South Africa's system of land title, which carries no racial connotations. In South Africa, the terms township and location usually refer to the often underdeveloped racially segregated urban areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid, were Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities. In Afrikaans this is usually translated as woonbuurt.

2 South African definition and use of the term.

1 General definition of the word township.

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