ðə sˈʌbɜːb ˈɔːlsoʊ plˈeɪd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ɹˈoʊl ɪn ˌoʊvɚθɹˈoʊɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹməli bˌɑːfəθɐtswˈɑːnə hˈoʊmlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪn skˈoːɹz ʌv pˈiːpəl bˌiːɪŋ bɹˈuːɾəli kˈɪld baɪ bˌɑːfəθɐtswˈɑːnə ˈɑːɹmd fˈoːɹsᵻz.
The suburb also played a large role in overthrowing the formally Bophuthatswana homeland in 1993–94 resulting in scores of people being brutally killed by Bophuthatswana armed forces.