Harry Visits Township With Highest Murder Rate *The royal's visit to the township with the highest murder rate was to find out what is being done to help young people there.

"Harry Visits Dangerous Township"

By Rhiannon Mills, Royal Correspondent

Prince Harry has visited one of South Africa's most dangerous townships at the start of his royal tour of the country.

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The prince went to Khayelitsha, the second largest black township in the country, with the highest murder rate.

His visit was to find out what is being done to help young people in this deprived part of Cape Town.

He took part in a kick around with a team of girls at the Football for Hope Centre, dancing in the middle of the pitch during a warm up.

They run a number of programmes which use football to engage with young people on a range of social issues, including HIV and Aids awareness.

The prince with children in Khayelitsha

Teenagers from the township are encouraged to become coaches and mentors, to provide the younger children with better role models.

James Donald from Grassroots Soccer South Africa said: "We're winning the battle against HIV globally, deaths every year are going down, and every age group except adolescents.

"He's one of the few public figures who are talking about that and it's quite inspiring."

Earlier in the day, Prince Harry paid a visit to Archbishop Desmond Tutu to present him with the Order of the Companions of Honour, on behalf of his grandmother, the Queen.

The archbishop, who has recently suffered ill health, looked frail but was smiling and making jokes.

He praised the prince for his charity work in Africa, saying: "I am very touched by your commitment to Lesotho. I taught at the university there and became Bishop of Lesotho.

"It has always had a very soft spot in our hearts, just wonderful that you and the English are helping, thank you very much."

The Order of the Companions of Honour is a medal given to people for outstanding achievements in arts, culture and religion.

Archbishop Tutu, who became known around the world for speaking out against apartheid, has been in and out of hospital in recent months suffering from infections related to prostate cancer.

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Harry also visited a youth centre in Cape Town helping young people to get out of gangs and stay away from crime.




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He has already looked at the issue of gangs in the UK by launching the "Full Effect programme" in Nottingham, which aims to divert young people away from gangs.

Harry's four-day tour is at the request of the UK Government.

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Last Thursday he opened the new mamohato children's centre in Lesotho, run by his Sentebale charity to help children living in extreme poverty.

On Saturday he took a tumble twice on his polo pony, while taking part in a polo match to raise funds for his charity.