The township is one of the oldest " Coloured " townships and one of multiple locations that make up greater Soweto . However , this is difficult to discern from historical works , which , if they mention Noordgesig at all , only name it , and predominantly focus on the establishment of Orlando in the mid-1930s , and then later in the 1950s , the construction of Meadowlands and Diepkloof , or the uprising of June 16 , 1976 . The historical analysis of Soweto largely ignores Noordgesig . Noordgesig was not administered as part of greater Orlando until after the end of apartheid , and is therefore not distinguished from it , which consequently might offer a reason why histories of Soweto never include its establishment in their analysis . Because it was established for coloured occupation , government documents relating to Noordgesig are filed in the various departments dealing with coloured affairs and not those of Orlando or Soweto . Accordingly , a study of this township fills in this absence in historical literature . Because it was established for coloured occupation , government documents relating to Noordgesig are filed in the various departments dealing with coloured affairs and not those of Orlando or Soweto . Accordingly , a study of this township fills in this absence in historical literature . Noordgesig Township is one of the original townships established on the farms Diepkloof and Klipspruit purchased by the Johannesburg City Council ( JCC ) during the 1930s , which would only in 1963 , become collectively known as Soweto . Township areas in the southwestern areas of Johannesburg established prior to the apartheid era include Kliptown in 1904 , Orlando East 1932 , Pimville 1934 , and Noordgesig 1940/41 . The layout of Noordgesig was approved by the JCC as early as 23 March 1937 . Therefore , the history of this township must be included not only in writing any history tracing the origins of the south western areas of Johannesburg just prior to World War II ( WWII ) , but also in studies of early black township formations on the Witwatersrand
uprising of June 16 , 1976
Soweto uprising
Noordgesig