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Bosun pavers are also widely used for sidewalks within private developments.

Red sidewalks in Soweto

In 2006, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the 16 June 1976 student uprising in Soweto, the route from Morris Isaacson High School to the Hector Pieterson Memorial was paved with red pavers.

This was the first stage of a broader project to pave all the routes students took on their way to Orlando West, where a violent confrontation with the police took place. Red pavers were initially chosen to symbolise the bloody sacrifice made by the students on this day and in the days immediately after it.

Over the years, this project evolved and is currently also linked to the beautifying and greening of Soweto. Many of the routes in commemoration of 16 June have been completed, while the red sidewalks have almost become a Soweto trademark.

The plan is to eventually have paved sidewalks throughout Soweto that will serve its community more effectively.

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