Soshanguve is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, just east of Mabopane.

The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of the population.

The major African languages of South Africa are heard in Soshanguve.

[2] The acronym divided the Soshanguve residents according to their tribe when they were resettled from Mamelodi and Atteridgeville in 1974.

[3] The people of Soshanguve speak Pretoria Sotho called Se Pitori and listen to local music genres called Barcadi & Amapiano.