Homelands (Bantustans)

By MATRIX, Michigan State University

Updated: 24 Jul 2019

Homelands (Bantustans) — By MATRIX, Michigan State University

The South African government designated all Africans as citizens of a homeland or Bantustan. By 1984, Ciskei, Bophuthatswana, Transkei, and Venda had been granted "independence," which was recognized by no other nations except South Africa.

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South African History Online. (2014, September 2). Homelands (Bantustans). South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098241

South African History Online (2014) 'Homelands (Bantustans)', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098241 (Accessed: 5 September 2026).

South African History Online, Homelands (Bantustans) [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098241, (accessed 5 September 2026).

"Homelands (Bantustans)." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098241. Accessed 5 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Homelands (Bantustans)." South African History Online. September 2, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098241.

Homelands (Bantustans)

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