21.   In recent years, the sprawling Soweto township has been a frequent battleground between rival taxi organisations vying for territorial superiority.

22.   Another entertainer, Omar Sharif, last week announced plans to build a casino, hotel and entertainment centre near Soweto, the sprawling black township near Johannesburg.

23.   The shooting late Tuesday appeared connected to a dispute between rival taxi operators in the sprawling township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, police said.

24.   Thousands of enthusiastic Sowetans queued up Wednesday in bright spring sunshine outside polling stations in this sprawling black township near Johannesburg to vote for their local governments.

25.   Menuhin will also conduct a special free concert for residents of Soweto at a venue in the heart of the sprawling black township near Johannesburg, the statement added.

26.   Results from the sprawling Khayelitsha black township, where the ANC has strong support, were still being tallied Friday.

27.   Sonia Gandhi, widow of assassinated Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, visited Soweto Wednesday and likened the sprawling black township outside Johannesburg to poor parts of India.

28.   The game quickly found support among black youths and the clinics became a daily institution in the sprawling township.