Zwide township

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Zwide township is a historically disadvantaged residential area in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa, known as the childhood home of Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
township
associatedWithSport rugby union
country South Africa
governedBy Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
hasCharacteristic low-income area
predominantly Black African population
residential area
township established under apartheid-era urban planning
hasDemographicGroup Black South Africans
hasHistoricalContext product of apartheid-era segregation policies
hasNotableResident Siya Kolisi
hasSocioEconomicStatus historically marginalized
under-resourced public services
hasTransportConnection road links to central Gqeberha
knownFor being the childhood home of Siya Kolisi
historically disadvantaged community
languageSpoken English
Xhosa
locatedIn Eastern Cape
Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Port Elizabeth
locatedInCountrySubdivision Eastern Cape Province
linked to: Eastern Cape
locatedInTimeZone South African Standard Time
linked to: Central Africa Time
locatedOnContinent Africa
partOf Nelson Mandela Bay
partOfUrbanArea Gqeberha metropolitan area
linked to: Gqeberha
regionType urban township
UTCOffset +2

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Siya Kolisi grewUpIn Zwide township