Partitioning under Apartheid During the apartheid era, so-called "bantustans" or homelands for the different Bantu nations were carved out of the existing provinces as part of the policy of perpetuating white control over South Africa. These became known as the four independent TBVC States and the six Non-Independent Homelands.
partitioning under apartheid during the apartheid era so-called "bantustans" or homelands for the different bantu nations were carved out of the existing provinces as part of the policy of perpetuating white control over south africa these became known as the four independent tbvc states and the six non-independent homelands