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'''Katlehong''' is a large [[Township (South Africa)|township]] in the [[Gauteng province|Gauteng Province]] of [[South Africa]]. It is 28 km south-east of [[Johannesburg]] and south of [[Germiston, Gauteng|Germiston]] between two other townships of [[Thokoza]] and [[Vosloorus]] next to the [[N3 highway, South Africa|N3 highway]]. It forms part of the [[City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality]].
==History==
In the early 1990s just before 1994 elections, Katlehong was one of the townships that experience political tensions between members of the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) and [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] (IFP).
Katlehong was established on the site where the [[Palmietfontein Airport]], which was the airport that was temporary serving Johannesburg whilst the new [[O.R. Tambo International Airport|Jan Smuts International Airport]] was being built, was located.
==Culture and lifestyle==
Katlehong is home to multiple musicians, actors and event brands. Including the likes of [[Kwesta]], [[Reason (South African rapper)|Reason]], [[Emmanuel Ngobese]].
Just like most of the townships in the East Rand Soccer is the most popular sport in the township, Which is the reason it is also the birth place of some of the country's professional soccer players, like [[Emmanuel Ngobese]].
== Notable people ==
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* [[Nthati Moshesh]], actress
* [[Lindokuhle Sobekwa]], documentary photographer
* [[Bayanda Walaza]], Olympic silver medalist in 4x100m relay
==See also==
*[[Huntersfield Stadium]]
*[[Tembisa]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.townships.iblog.co.za/ Township Vibes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018034124/http://www.townships.iblog.co.za/ |date=18 October 2007 }} Taking The Townships To Another Level
* [https://www.youtube.com/southafricatoday South Africa Today] A YouTube Channel giving news updates on SA's high crime situation for tourists, business and media.
* [http://www.school.za/krc/index.htm Katlehong Resource Centre]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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