    thumb|right|children in a township near cape town in 1989 thumb|upright|children in a township near cape town in south africa, the term township and location usually refers to the (often underdeveloped) urban living areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid, were reserved for non-whites (black africans, coloureds and indians). townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities. the term township also has a distinct legal meaning, in south africa's system of land title, that carries no racial connotations. ==apartheid== during the apartheid era black people were evicted from properties that were in areas designated as "white only" and forced to move into segregated townships. separate townships were established for each of the three designated non-white race groups (black people, coloureds and indians). legislation that enabled the apartheid government to do this included the group areas act. townships for non-whites were also called locations or lokasie in afrikaans, and are often still referred to by that name in smaller towns. the slang term "kasie", a popular short version of "lokasie" is also used sometimes to refer to townships. townships sometimes have large informal settlements nearby. despite their origins in apartheid south africa, today the terms township, location and informal settlements are not used pejoratively. however policy makers are, as in the 1950s, once again using the term 'slums' in a highly pejorative way.huchzermeyer, m., (2011).cities with âslumsâ: from informal settlement eradication to a right to the city in africa university of cape town press, cape town most south african towns and cities will have at least one township associated with them. some old townships have seen rapid development since 1994, with, for instance, wealthy, and middle-income areas growing up in parts of sowe
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