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Lebowa was a bantustan
Bantustan

A bantustan or euphemistically black african homeland or simply homeland, was territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South-West Africa , as part of the policy of South Africa under apartheid....
 located in the Transvaal
Transvaal

File:Flag of Transvaal.svgFile:Transvaal map.pngFile:Spelterini Transvaal.jpgThe Transvaal is the name of an area of northern South Africa....
 in north eastern South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
. Seshego initially acted as Lebowa's capital while the purpose-built Lebowakgomo
Lebowakgomo

Lebowakgomo was the capital of the former non-independent black state of Lebowa. Lebowakgomo lies southeast of the Limpopo town of Polokwane. The township was established in 1974 for blacks, and was enlarged and developed in the early 1980s....
 was being constructed. Granted internal self-government on 2 October 1972 and ruled for much of its existence by Cedric Phatudi
Cedric Phatudi

Cedric Namedi Phatudi was the Chief Minister of Lebowa, one of the controversial South African bantustans.Born in Mphahlele, Phatudi initially worked as a teacher and educational administrator before attending the University of Fort Hare, gaining a BA in 1947 and a teaching diploma in 1950 at the University of Witwatersrand, graduating wit...
, Lebowa was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994. It became part of the Limpopo
Limpopo

Limpopo is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly called Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of the Transvaal province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal....
 province.

Even though Lebowa was seen as a home for the Northern Sotho speaking Tribes, it was also home for various non Northern Sotho Speaking tribes, including the Northern Ndebeles, Batswana and VhaTsonga.

For its size, Lebowa had a relatively large number of Teacher Training Colleges.








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Lebowa was a bantustan
Bantustan

A bantustan or euphemistically black african homeland or simply homeland, was territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South-West Africa , as part of the policy of South Africa under apartheid....
 located in the Transvaal
Transvaal

File:Flag of Transvaal.svgFile:Transvaal map.pngFile:Spelterini Transvaal.jpgThe Transvaal is the name of an area of northern South Africa....
 in north eastern South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
. Seshego initially acted as Lebowa's capital while the purpose-built Lebowakgomo
Lebowakgomo

Lebowakgomo was the capital of the former non-independent black state of Lebowa. Lebowakgomo lies southeast of the Limpopo town of Polokwane. The township was established in 1974 for blacks, and was enlarged and developed in the early 1980s....
 was being constructed. Granted internal self-government on 2 October 1972 and ruled for much of its existence by Cedric Phatudi
Cedric Phatudi

Cedric Namedi Phatudi was the Chief Minister of Lebowa, one of the controversial South African bantustans.Born in Mphahlele, Phatudi initially worked as a teacher and educational administrator before attending the University of Fort Hare, gaining a BA in 1947 and a teaching diploma in 1950 at the University of Witwatersrand, graduating wit...
, Lebowa was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994. It became part of the Limpopo
Limpopo

Limpopo is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly called Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of the Transvaal province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal....
 province.

Even though Lebowa was seen as a home for the Northern Sotho speaking Tribes, it was also home for various non Northern Sotho Speaking tribes, including the Northern Ndebeles, Batswana and VhaTsonga.

For its size, Lebowa had a relatively large number of Teacher Training Colleges.

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