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Pondoland
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Pondoland

The migration typically starts along the Transkei coast in the Eastern Cape, moving up the Wild Coast and along the KwaZ...

Lesotho
Place
Mar 21, 2011

Lesotho

4 October 1966, Basutoland (Lesotho) gains independence from Britain

KaNgwane
Place
Mar 16, 2011

KaNgwane

KaNgwane was the Homeland of the Swazi people living in South Africa. It was situated along the border with Swaziland, a...

Emalahleni Municipality, Mpumalanga
Place
Jul 04, 2024

Emalahleni Municipality, Mpumalanga

Emalahleni Municipality is a Local Municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga Province of...

Pampierstad
Place
Jun 06, 2013

Pampierstad

Pampierstad (now Thuso a Sotho or Tswana word meaning Help/Assistance) was established in the former homeland of Bophuth...

Transkei
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Transkei

An early history of the Transkei area Originally the Transkei included the territories of Idutywa Reserve, Fingoland ...

Dimbaza, Eastern Cape
Place
May 29, 2013

Dimbaza, Eastern Cape

The name, Dimbaza, an African Town in the former Ciskei, about 11km North-West of King William’s Town (on the road to Al...

Bophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Bophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland

The Bophuthatswana Territorial Authority was created in 1961, and in June 1972 Bophuthatswana was declared a self-govern...

'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg
Place
Sep 22, 2016

'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg

Hill on the Ridge, leading to 'Cathkin Peak', in the Drakensburg, some 50 km West of Escourt. Named after GT Amphlett wh...

Ameva River, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 21, 2016

Ameva River, Eastern Cape

Xhosa name for the Doorn River, now known as; Indwe!  It means 'thorns' referring to the Acacia trees that gro...

Lebowa
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Lebowa

During the apartheid period, Lebowa was the homeland of the North Sotho people. It became a semi-independent national st...

Thembuland
Place
Jan 30, 2020

Thembuland

It is a natural region in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Its territory is the traditional region of the Them...

KwaNdebele
Place
Mar 16, 2011

KwaNdebele

KwaNdebele (or place of the Ndebele) was granted self-government in 1984 and was intended to be the new home for the Tra...

Rooigrond
Place
Jun 06, 2013

Rooigrond

Rooigrond was a Rural Community 16km of Mafikeng and 25km South-West of Ottoshoop, in the former fomeland of Bophuthatsw...

Venda
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Venda

In 1962, the South African Government created Venda as a Homeland for the Venda-speaking people. The area set aside for ...

Quaqua
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Quaqua

Quaqua, or Qwaqwa, was a homeland created for the Southern Sotho people from a reserve in the Orange Free State (OFS) th...