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Journalism / essay | | Arabic term or phrase: بانتوستات | | فالمطلوب من الفلسطينيين باختصار أن يعلنوا الاستسلام والتسليم بكل شروط “إسرائيل”، وأن يتحولوا إلى حراس لأمنها وأكياس رمل لحمايتها على شاكلة “جيش لبنان الجنوبي” السابق، ولا بأس أن تحمل سلطتهم اسم “دولة” أو “دويلة” أو “بانتوستات”، المهم أن تكون بمواصفات وشروط “إسرائيلية”. |
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Bantustans
Bantustans, also called black homelands, territories in South Africa from the 1950s until 1994 that were designated for the majority black population as part of the system of apartheid, the practice of separation of the races. The ten bantustans were Bophuthatswana, Ciskeia, Gazankulu, KaNgwanea, KwaNdebele, KwaZulu, Lebowa, Qwaqwa, Transkei, and Venda.
Shortly after the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the white leaders of the country implemented policies of racial segregation, including setting aside specific land that could be owned and occupied by blacks. The Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 set up a territorial authority appointed by the South African government to control each region. It also defined ethnic groups. In 1959 the ethnic groups were designated as national units, each with its own homeland. All blacks were considered citizens of a bantustan, although they retained their South African citizenship. A 1971 act provided for supposed self-government. However, laws required the approval of the South African president, and the South African government controlled finances. Although four of the bantustans received so-called independence, many blacks opposed independent bantustans. Once a bantustan became independent, its citizens, even those living in other parts of South Africa, lost their South African citizenship.
Most of the bantustans consisted of multiple, disconnected fragments of land, mostly unsuitable for farming. The economies remained almost entirely dependent on South Africa. Few blacks were allowed to live outside the bantustans, and populations became concentrated in poor, overcrowded border communities within commuting distance of jobs at white-run industries outside the bantustans. In 1994 the bantustans were officially reincorporated into South Africa under the new government led by the African National Congress (ANC). The citizens of the former bantustans became full citizens of South Africa.
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Explanation:
Bantustans
Bantustans, also called black homelands, territories in South Africa from the 1950s until 1994 that were designated for the majority black population as part of the system of apartheid, the practice of separation of the races. The ten bantustans were Bophuthatswana, Ciskeia, Gazankulu, KaNgwanea, KwaNdebele, KwaZulu, Lebowa, Qwaqwa, Transkei, and Venda.
Shortly after the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the white leaders of the country implemented policies of racial segregation, including setting aside specific land that could be owned and occupied by blacks. The Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 set up a territorial authority appointed by the South African government to control each region. It also defined ethnic groups. In 1959 the ethnic groups were designated as national units, each with its own homeland. All blacks were considered citizens of a bantustan, although they retained their South African citizenship. A 1971 act provided for supposed self-government. However, laws required the approval of the South African president, and the South African government controlled finances. Although four of the bantustans received so-called independence, many blacks opposed independent bantustans. Once a bantustan became independent, its citizens, even those living in other parts of South Africa, lost their South African citizenship.
Most of the bantustans consisted of multiple, disconnected fragments of land, mostly unsuitable for farming. The economies remained almost entirely dependent on South Africa. Few blacks were allowed to live outside the bantustans, and populations became concentrated in poor, overcrowded border communities within commuting distance of jobs at white-run industries outside the bantustans. In 1994 the bantustans were officially reincorporated into South Africa under the new government led by the African National Congress (ANC). The citizens of the former bantustans became full citizens of South Africa.
Encarta® 98 Desk Encyclopedia © & 1996-97 Microsoft Corporation.
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| Aug 20, 2009 - Changes made by hassan zekry: | | Edited KOG entry | 's old entry - "بانتوستات" => "Bantustans" | | Aug 16, 2009 - Changes made by Mohamed Kamel: | | Term asked | باتوستات => بانتوستات | | Aug 16, 2009 - Changes made by Mohamed Kamel: | | Language pair | English to Arabic => Arabic to English |
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