It is one of four tribal homelands that has been declared independent by South Africa.

In 1971 the South African administration formed tribal homelands known as bantustans.

In most cases, Indians were forced to give up land in return for self-governing rights and a tribal homeland.

The provinces are based upon the ancient tribal homelands whose people were ruled by their own chieftains.

The tribal homelands to the north and east emerged collectively in the records as Germania.

And we're working with you to increase the size of tribal homelands in order to help you develop your economies.

He excluded four tribal homelands that the Government treats as independent.

This resulted in some emigration of iwi members from traditional tribal homelands.

Some of the others are held in tribal homelands that the Pretoria authorities describe as independent.

He refused to go along with plans to make the tribal homelands independent and thereby reduce South Africa's black majority.