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Swaziland welcomes SA's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu

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22 Aug 2019
Swaziland welcomes SA's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu

The Swaziland government welcomed South Africa's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu to Swaziland, since, it claims the territory is historically and culturally part of the Swazi kingdom. The areas demarcated for the hand over were adjacent to Swaziland. The Kwazulu homeland government under the leadership of Chief Gatsha Buthelezi objected and successfully launched a court case against the move on the grounds that the Kwazulu homeland was not properly consulted as stated in the homeland act.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Swaziland welcomes SA's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148943

South African History Online (2019) 'Swaziland welcomes SA's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148943 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Swaziland welcomes SA's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148943, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Swaziland welcomes SA's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148943. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Swaziland welcomes SA's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148943.

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