ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, ˌʌndɚɹ ɐpˈɑːɹθeɪd, ðə "ɹɪzˈɜːvz" ɔːɹ "nˈeɪɾɪv ˈɛɹiəz" kˈeɪm təbi kˈɔːld "hˈoʊmləndz," ænd ɡˈɑːɹˈæŋkjuːwə wʌz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈoʊmlənd ʌv bˌɑːfəθɐtswˈɑːnə.
In the 1960s, under apartheid, the "Reserves" or "Native Areas" came to be called "homelands," and Ga-Rankuwa was included into the homeland of Bophuthatswana.