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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

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

Dad flew to Gazankulu to plead our case.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2013

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

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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

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