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Gazankulu

British  
/ ˌɡazaŋˈkuːluː /

noun

  1. (formerly) a Bantu homeland in South Africa; abolished in 1993. Capital: Giyani

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Under apartheid — which Belafonte determinedly worked to end — Gazankulu was a so-called “homeland” created to segregate Black South Africans.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Dad flew to Gazankulu to plead our case.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2013

The Sand River had almost run dry because of a dam upriver controlled by the Gazankulu districts, a big reservation system.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2013

They lived in Tzaneen, a town in Gazankulu, what had been the Tsonga homeland under apartheid.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

My mother came from Gazankulu, the tribal reserve for the Tsongas in the Northeastern Transvaal.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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