Evaton is a township

Township (South Africa)

In South Africa, the term township and location usually refers to the urban living areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites . Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities...

 north of Sebokeng in the Emfuleni region of Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. It was established in 1904

1904 in South Africa

-Events:* February - Pneumonic plague strikes Johannesburg* 22 June - The first of 62,000 Chinese labourers arrive in South Africa to relieve the shortage of unskilled mineworkers-Deaths:...

. Like other townships in the area, Evaton was affected by the violent unrest which erupted in 1984

1984 in South Africa

-Events:* 8 January - The South African Defence Force begins withdrawal from southern Angola-February:* 3 February - A bomb destroys the offices of the Ciskei consulate in Durban* 23 February - A Escom installation in Georgetown is slightly damaged by explosion...

 and by 1985

1985 in South Africa

-January:* Three guerrillas and a policeman are killed in a skirmish near Nongoma* 31 January - Pieter Willem Botha, State President of South Africa offers a release proposal to jailed African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela...

a state of emergency was imposed.

Extensive information on this township is available in the book by Patrick Noonan called They're Burning the Churches(Jacana Media)

Evaton Renewal Project

The Evaton Renewal Project is a project of government aimed at “renewing” or regenerating Evaton, to improve the quality of life of the Evaton community. The priority areas of this project include: the development of infrastructure, such as the resurfacing of roads and building of pavements; the development of the local economy through job creation and Small, Micro and Medium Enterprise (SMME) projects, like grass-cutting and the setting up of vegetable gardens and agriculture projects; and social upliftment through the upgrading of dilapidated houses, providing community halls and municipal offices with better facilities to service the community of Evaton.

The Evaton renewal Project is a partnership of various stakeholders: the Evaton community, the Evaton Development Forum, the Emfuleni Municipality , the Sedibeng District Municipality , the Gauteng Department of Housing and other provincial and national government departments, as well as private sector businesses.

The Evaton Renewal Project website can be found at: Evaton Renewal