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Lenasia is large Indian township south of Soweto in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It has now become part of the City of Johannesburg.
Apartheid-era planners situated the group area for Johannesburg's Indians near the Lenz military base. The name "Lenasia" is thought to be a combination of the words "Lenz" and "Asia". The Lenz in question was one Captain Lenz who owned the original plot on which Lenasia is situated.
It is a testament to the people who were abandoned here by the apartheid government, that Lenasia is now a vibrant and thriving community. With the advent of a the new Trade Route Mall, Lenasia continues to expand. Indeed it is worth mentioning that Lenasia is one of the few Indian areas to be supportive of the African National Congress (ANC). Many Indian struggle stalwarts are now living in Lenasia.
Lenasia is now a rapid growing suburb with everything a city needs from shopping malls, churches, mandhirs, mosques, banks and various commercial and industrial sectors.
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