Homelands (Bantustans)
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.
By MATRIX, Michigan State University
2007
1984
Homelands (Bantustans) and Industrial Areas and Ports,
1984k
This map shows the territory of the ten homelands designated by the apartheid
government along with the major industrial areas and ports.
By MATRIX, Michigan State University
2007
Homelands (Bantustans) and Gold and Coal Mining, 1984
The territory designated for ten African "homelands" is shown with deposits of
gold and coal and the existing mines.
By MATRIX, Michigan State University
2007
Bantustans MAP Review Questions
1. What do you notice when you look at these ten homelands? How would you compare these
to other independent countries?
2. Describe the distribution of resources between the areas designated by the apartheid
government as being for whites and those for Africans. Use at least two specific examples for
types of resources.
3. What was the source of the labor and capital used in developing the mines, industries, and
farms? Who benefitted from it?
4. In a paragraph discuss why do think Bantustans were designed where they were, as they were.
What was their purpose? (THERE WAS ONE!)