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A diversity of patrons enjoy open-air dining at a cafe in Mandela Square in Johannesburg’s financial district – a sign of racial progress in the country 16 years after apartheid. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
The Wentzel family – Linda and Ivan with daughters Louise (left) and Stephanie – are Afrikaners, but unusually liberal: They believe in equality of the races and hope that South Africa will continue to progress. Here they stand outside their home in a suburb of Pretoria. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A second grader asks a question just before class lets out for the day at a school in Pretoria, South Africa. The school population is largely Afrikaner – there are only three black students. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Delphine Moyo and her son, Leon Banda, stand in front of a daycare center in Soweto, South Africa, wearing the jerseys of their national soccer team. The roof of Leon’s school is decorated with different countries' flags for the World Cup. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Israel Thabang, his wife, and three children live in one of the gated complexes. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Soweto, once a black township seething with poverty and political anger, now has gated apartments – a sign of the growing black middle class. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
In Diepsloot, a township outside Johannesburg, many residents have to cope with a lack of electricity and running water. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Vendors sell used clothing in the black township of Diepsloot. Townships like this one, despite lack of utilities, keep growing as blacks struggle to find work. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A black nanny takes her young charge out for a walk in a gated community in Johannesburg. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Laborers seek work in the Fourways district of Johannesburg. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Two black workmen walk past a car dealership that sells Porsches, Ferraris, and Maseratis, a symbol of the gap between rich and poor. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Soccer City Stadium, where opening World Cup matches will be held, looms on the edge of Soweto. AP
In Diepsloot, Norman Thuvhakhali sells flags, vuvuzelas, and other paraphernalia for the World Cup. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
South African children play soccer in the street of Cape Town's Khayelitsha township. Reuters
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Miriam Makeba, whose life is celebrated on Google's homepage on what would be her 81st birthday Monday, helped introduce the world to the Xhosa language and its distinctive click consonants.
Listen carefully to Miriam Makeba's 1957 hit single "Pata Pata," and you'll hear an odd click interspersed with the lyrics.
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