Lebowa was a bantustan ("homeland") located in the Transvaal in northeastern South Africa.[3]Seshego initially acted as Lebowa's capital while the purpose-built Lebowakgomo was being constructed. Granted internal self-government on 2 October 1972 and ruled for much of its existence by Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994. It became part of the Limpopo province. The territory was not contiguous, being divided into two major and several minor portions.[3]
Lebowa
1972–1994
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Lebowa (red) within South Africa (yellow).
The name "Lebowa" is an archaic spelling of the Northern Sotho word "leboa" which means "north". The name was chosen as a compromise between the various Northern Sotho groups for which it was designed.
Historyedit
The North Sotho National Unit was founded on 1 June 1960 in pursuance of separate development. It was created to be a homeland for Northern Sotho peoples such as Bapedi, Batlokwa, Babirwa, Banareng, Bahananwa, Balobedu, Bakone, Baroka, Bakgakga, Bahlaloga, Batau, Bakwena, Baphuthi, Batlou and many others. On 2 October 1972 it was granted internal self-governance and renamed Lebowa.[5] Beginning in the 1950s through to the 1970s, thousands of people were forcibly removed from their communities and relocated to Lebowa.[6]
The first black leader of the territory was Mokgoma Maurice Matlala who was handpicked by the apartheid authorities. He first led the North Sotho National Unit as its Executive Chief Councillor from August 1969 to 2 October 1972 at which point he became the Executive Chief Minister of Lebowa. The following year of 1973 on 3 May Mokgoma's Lebowa National Party lost the first elections of the homeland to the Lebowa People's Party and Dr. Cedric Phatudi took over. He went on to win two more re-elections in 1978 and 1973 but died in his third term in 1987.[7] ZT Seleka was announced as the interim leader of the homeland. After elections, Mogoboya Nelson Ramodike became the Executive Chief Minister until 1989 when the office became the Prime Ministry.[8]
On 24 April 1994 Nelson Ramodike resigned and the homeland had no active administration until 27 April when it was reintegrated into South Africa.
The overwhelming majority of its territory became part of the newly formed province of the Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) and a smaller portion formed the newly created Eastern Transvaal province (now Mpumalanga).
^Sally Frankental; Owen Sichone (1 January 2005). South Africa's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook. ABC-CLIO. p. 187. ISBN978-1-57607-674-3. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ ab. Statistics South Africa - Nesstar WebView. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
^ ab"Lebowa | historical region, South Africa | Britannica". www.britannica.com.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lebowa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lebowa was a bantustan homeland located in the Transvaal in northeastern South Africa 3 Seshego initially acted as Lebowa s capital while the purpose built Lebowakgomo was being constructed Granted internal self government on 2 October 1972 and ruled for much of its existence by Cedric Phatudi Lebowa was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994 It became part of the Limpopo province The territory was not contiguous being divided into two major and several minor portions 3 Lebowa1972 1994Flag Coat of armsLocation of Lebowa red within South Africa yellow StatusBantustanCapitalLebowakgomoCommon languagesPediEnglishAfrikaansChief Minister History Self government2 October 1972 Re integrated into South Africa27 April 1994Area1980 1 24 540 km2 9 470 sq mi Population 1980 1 1 700 000 1991 2 2 740 587CurrencySouth African randPreceded by Succeeded byRepublic of South Africa Republic of South AfricaEven though Lebowa included large swathes of Sekukuniland 4 and was seen as a home for the Northern Sotho speaking ethnic groups such as the Pedi people it was also home to various non Northern Sotho speaking tribes including the Northern Ndebele Batswana and VaTsonga Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Institutions of Higher Education 4 Districts in 1991 5 See also 6 ReferencesEtymology editThe name Lebowa is an archaic spelling of the Northern Sotho word leboa which means north The name was chosen as a compromise between the various Northern Sotho groups for which it was designed History editThe North Sotho National Unit was founded on 1 June 1960 in pursuance of separate development It was created to be a homeland for Northern Sotho peoples such as Bapedi Batlokwa Babirwa Banareng Bahananwa Balobedu Bakone Baroka Bakgakga Bahlaloga Batau Bakwena Baphuthi Batlou and many others On 2 October 1972 it was granted internal self governance and renamed Lebowa 5 Beginning in the 1950s through to the 1970s thousands of people were forcibly removed from their communities and relocated to Lebowa 6 The first black leader of the territory was Mokgoma Maurice Matlala who was handpicked by the apartheid authorities He first led the North Sotho National Unit as its Executive Chief Councillor from August 1969 to 2 October 1972 at which point he became the Executive Chief Minister of Lebowa The following year of 1973 on 3 May Mokgoma s Lebowa National Party lost the first elections of the homeland to the Lebowa People s Party and Dr Cedric Phatudi took over He went on to win two more re elections in 1978 and 1973 but died in his third term in 1987 7 ZT Seleka was announced as the interim leader of the homeland After elections Mogoboya Nelson Ramodike became the Executive Chief Minister until 1989 when the office became the Prime Ministry 8 On 24 April 1994 Nelson Ramodike resigned and the homeland had no active administration until 27 April when it was reintegrated into South Africa The overwhelming majority of its territory became part of the newly formed province of the Northern Transvaal now Limpopo and a smaller portion formed the newly created Eastern Transvaal province now Mpumalanga Institutions of Higher Education editUniversity of the NorthDistricts in 1991 editDistricts of the province and population at the 1991 census 2 Population from the 1991 censusGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Namakgale 55 441 LEB 13 Bolobedu 196 669 LEB 7 Sekgosese 124 425 LEB 10 Bochum 149 869 LEB 11 Mokerong 446 155 LEB 3 Seshego 302 676 LEB 4 Thabamoopo 353 193 LEB 1 Nebo 324 909 LEB 5 Sekhukhuneland 404 335 LEB 2 Naphuno 167 665 LEB 8 Mapulaneng 215 250 LEB 12 Botlokwa LEB 10 Moutse District LEB 9 GASELEKA LEB 3 PRAKTISEER LEB 6 Moutse district was seized from Lebowa in 1980 and was despite violent resistance officially integrated into KwaNdebele 9 See also editChief Ministers of Lebowa SekukunilandReferences edit Sally Frankental Owen Sichone 1 January 2005 South Africa s Diverse Peoples A Reference Sourcebook ABC CLIO p 187 ISBN 978 1 57607 674 3 Retrieved 18 September 2013 a b Census gt 1991 gt RSA gt Variable Description gt Person file gt District code Statistics South Africa Nesstar WebView Archived from the original on 19 June 2016 Retrieved 18 August 2013 a b Lebowa historical region South Africa Britannica www britannica com Sekhukhuneland Images Greg Marinovich Photography gregmarinovich photoshelter com South African Homelands Mokgoatsana Sekgothe Mashego Goodenough 17 November 2020 Why our ancestors never invented telescopes HTS Teologiese Studies Theological Studies 76 4 doi 10 4102 hts v76i4 6116 ISSN 2072 8050 S2CID 228866373 Lebowa South African History Online 16 March 2011 Retrieved 19 June 2019 South Africa Bantustans www globalsecurity org Retrieved 19 June 2019 Cock Jacklyn Nathan Laurie 1989 War and Society The Militarisation of South Africa New Africa Books ISBN 9780864861153 24 18 26 S 29 34 45 E 24 30722 S 29 57917 E 24 30722 29 57917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lebowa amp oldid 1175217135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
