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LebowaFormer Bantustan, northeastern Republic of South Africa. It was designated by the government of South Africa as the Bantustan for northern Sotho people, including the Pedi, Lovedu, and Kanga-Kone. It was granted self-government in 1972 and held its first election in 1973. In 1994, after the abolition of apartheid, it became part of the new Northern (now Limpopo) province. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Of those homeland entities, Transkei, Qwa-Qwa and Lebowa were the poorest reserves of cheap labour during apartheid, with poverty rates respectively of 92, 88 and 83 per cent. An example is the University of the North in Lebowa which is an internationalist modernist complex clothed in a mosaic patterning reflecting a paternalistic 'white' reading of 'African' decoration'. It was noteworthy, the Committee said, that since Proclamation 38 of 1986 had been issued by the regime, giving additional powers to the "homelands' authorities, there had been an increase in violence in the "homelands', particularly in Bophuthatswana and Lebowa. |
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