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What is a Bantustan?
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The term Bantustan was first used in the late 1940's.
'Bantu' means 'people' and 'stan' means 'land of'.
Previously, Bantustan referred to a tribal reserve for black inhabitants of South Africa.
Today, Bantustan is usually used to describe a region that lacks power.
Ciskei is one of the Bantustans that received nominal indpendence in South Africa. Others inclue Transkei, Venda and Bophuthatswana.
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