Gazankulu

Gazankulu
1973–1994
Flag of Gazankulu
Flag
Coat of arms of Gazankulu
Coat of arms
Motto: "Mintirho ya Vulavula"
(Tsonga: Deeds count)
Anthem: Hosi Katekisa Afrika
Location of Gazankulu (red) within South Africa (tan).
Location of Gazankulu (red) within South Africa (tan).
StatusBantustan
CapitalGiyani
Common languagesTsonga
English
Afrikaans
Chief Minister 
History 
• Self-government
1 February 1973
• Re-integrated into South Africa
27 April 1994
Area
1980[1]7,730 km2 (2,980 sq mi)
Population
• 1980[1]
514,220
• 1991[2]
954,771
CurrencySouth African rand
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Gazankulu was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a semi-independent homeland for the Tsonga people. It was located in both the Northern Transvaal, now Limpopo province and Eastern Transvaal, now Mpumalanga province.

  1. ^ Sally Frankental; Owen Sichone (1 January 2005). South Africa's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook. ABC-CLIO. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-57607-674-3. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RSAdist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).