Soweto

Johannesburg is the most prosperous city on the continent, but there are definitely problems. The Soweto township was established in the early 1960's as a segregated community for black residents. Black Africans were herded into Soweto in a severly restricted and impoverished community. While there have been dramatic improvements, there are still shanty towns, made of whatever materials can be found.

Of course, Soweto also gave the world Archbishop Tutu and Nelson Mandela.