From several kilometers away we are able to see the two towers of an old coal-fired power plant.
This is the Orlando Tower Station.
Better known as Soweto Towers.
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Commissioned in 1942, the power plant served Johannesburg with 300-Megawatt energy output for 56 years and was decommissioned in 1998.
The power station's energy carrier was coal.
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These towers are a landmark of Soweto.
Both towers are regularly sprayed or painted with different motifs.
The construction started already in 1939 but was interrupted by the beginning of World War II.
The power station was finally completed in 1955.
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The major transformation to an entertainment and business center began in 2006.
Today, both cooling towers relate to a bridge that serves as a starting platform for bungee and BASE jumping.
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Another bungee swing is located inside of one of the towers.
The towers have also been part of the season finale of the first south African Netflix original: Shadow.
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"Braai" is a term that South Africans use to refer to their Barbeque (BBQ).
If a laid back and a chilled afternoon and Braai meat is what you are looking for, then Chaf Pozi is the spot.
Chaf Pozi is located next to the Soweto Towers.
It offers locals and tourists a fascinating experience of a braai and "Chillas" also known to locals as relaxation.
The main part of the braai meat is steak, or sausages also referred to as Wors.
Braai is served with pap made from mealie-meal or ground corn maize.
A variety of sides such as Chakalaka which contains either a mixture of cooked or pickled vegetables with a tang of spicy hot flavor’s or...
...Atchar made from pieces of pickled raw mangoes - complemented with a cold beverage.
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