Venda - wikipedia Venda This article is about the former Bantustan in South Africa. For other uses of the term Venda, see Venda ( disambiguation ). Republic of Venda Riphabuliki ya Venda Republiek van Venda Bantustan ( nominal parliamentary democracy ) 1979 -- 1994 Flag Coat of arms Motto `` Shumela Venda '' ( Venda ) `` Always Aspire for Venda '' Anthem Pfano na vhuthihi ( Venda ) Peace and Togetherness Location of Venda in Southern Africa. Capital Thohoyandou Languages Venda English Afrikaans Political structure Bantustan President 1979 -- 1988 Patrick Mphephu 1988 -- 1990 Frank Ravele Head of State 1990 -- 1994 Gabriel Ramushwana Jan -- Apr 1994 Tshamano G. Ramabulana History Self - government 1 February 1973 Nominal independence 13 September 1979 Dissolution 28 April 1994 Area 1980 7,410 km ( 2,860 sq mi ) Population 1980 est. 315,545 Density 43 / km ( 110 / sq mi ) 1991 est. 558,797 Currency South African rand Preceded by Succeeded by South Africa South Africa a. Anthem of Venda at nationalanthems.info. Venda ( / ˈvɛndə / ) was a Bantustan in northern South Africa, close to the South African border with Zimbabwe to the north, while to the south and east, it shared a long border with another black homeland, Gazankulu. It is now part of the Limpopo province. Venda was founded as a homeland by the South African government for the Venda people, speakers of the Venda language. The United Nations and international community refused to recognize Venda ( or any other Bantustan ) as an independent state. Contents 1 History 2 Institutions of Education 3 Districts in 1991 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources History Internal borders, Venda in red Historical states in present - day South Africa before 1600 Kingdom of Mapungubwe ( 1050 -- 1270 ) Kingdom of Mutapa ( 1430 -- 1760 ) 1600 -- 1700 Dutch Cape Colony ( 1652 -- 1795 ) 1700 -- 1800 Mthethwa Paramountcy ( ca. 1780 -- 1817 ) Ndwandwe ( ca. 1780 -- 1817 ) Swellendam ( 1795 ) Graaff - Reinet ( 1795 -- 96 ) Cape Colony ( 1795 -- 1802 ) 1800 -- 1850 Dutch Cape Colony ( 1802 -- 06 ) Cape Colony ( 1806 -- 1910 ) Waterboer 's Land ( 1813 -- 71 ) Zulu Kingdom ( 1818 -- 97 ) Adam Kok 's Land ( 1825 -- 61 ) Winburg ( 1836 -- 44 ) Potchefstroom ( 1837 -- 48 ) Natalia Republic ( 1839 -- 43 ) 1850 -- 1875 South African Republic ( 1852 -- 1902 ) Orange Free State ( 1854 -- 1902 ) Republic of Utrecht ( 1854 -- 58 ) Lydenburg Republic ( 1856 -- 60 ) Griqualand East ( 1861 -- 79 ) Griqualand West ( 1870 -- 80 ) Diggers ' Republic ( 1870 - 71 ) 1875 -- 1900 Stellaland ( 1882 -- 85 ) Goshen ( 1882 -- 83 ) Nieuw Republiek ( 1884 -- 88 ) Klein Vrystaat ( 1886 -- 91 ) 1900 -- present Cape Colony ( 1652 -- 1910 ) Union of South Africa ( 1910 -- 61 ) Transkei ( 1976 -- 94 ) Bophuthatswana ( 1977 -- 94 ) Venda ( 1979 -- 94 ) Ciskei ( 1981 -- 94 ) Republic of South Africa ( 1961 -- present ) South Africa portal Venda was declared self - governing on 1 February 1973, with elections held later in the year. Further elections were held in July 1978. The territory was declared independent by the South African government on 13 September 1979 and its residents lost their South African citizenship. In common with other Bantustans, its independence was not recognized by the international community. Venda was initially a series of non-contiguous territories in the Transvaal, with one main part and one main exclave. Its capital, formerly at Sibasa, was moved to Thohoyandou ( which included the old Sibasa administrative district ) when Venda was declared independent in 1979. Prior to independence it was expanded to form one contiguous territory, with a total land area of 6,807 km2. In the 1984 elections the ruling Venda Independence People 's Party ( VIPP ) lost to the Venda National Party ( VNP ). At independence in 1979, the population of Vhavenda stood at about 200,000 people. The state was cut off from neighboring Zimbabwe by the Madimbo corridor, patrolled by South African troops, to the North, and from nearby Mozambique by the Kruger National Park. The first President of Venda, Patrick Mphephu, was also a Paramount Chief of the Vhavenda people ; he was born and lived in Dzanani in Limpopo. His successor, Orifuna Ndou, was overthrown in a military coup by the Venda Defence Force in 1990, after which the territory was ruled by the Council of National Unity. Venda was re-absorbed into South Africa on 27 April 1994. Institutions of education In 1982, the University of Venda known as Univen was established as an institution of higher learning for the Vhavenda people. Being nominally independent it was able to set up a casino in the early 1980s, staffed mainly by British workers. This would not have been legally possible in South Africa proper. Districts in 1991 Districts of the province and population at the 1991 census. Dzanani : 123,035 Mutale : 244,532 Thohoyandou : 136,089 Vuwani : 55,141 See also Heads of State of Venda Venda people ( Vhavenda ), the ethnic group who live mostly in the Limpopo province in South Africa. Venda Defence Force References Jump up ^ Sally Frankental ; Owen Sichone ( 2005 - 01 - 01 ). South Africa 's Diverse Peoples : A Reference Sourcebook. ABC - CLIO. p. 187. ISBN 978 - 1 - 57607 - 674 - 3. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 18. ^ Jump up to : `` Census > 1991 > Venda > Variable Description >... > District code ''. Statistics South Africa - Nesstar WebView. Retrieved 18 August 2013. ^ Jump up to : Lahiff, p. 55. ^ Jump up to : Worldstatesman.com has a chronology of Venda 's transition to nominal independence and reintegration into South Africa. ^ Jump up to : Elections in South Africa 's Apartheid - Era Homelands `` Bantustans '' African Elections Database Jump up ^ The Birth of a New Non-State ( subscription required ), in Time Magazine, 24 September 1979 Jump up ^ `` S. Africa Launches ' Independent Black State ' of Venda, '' in The Washington Post, 13 September 1979. Jump up ^ University of Venda website Archived 2007 - 07 - 04 at the Wayback Machine., retrieved 28 June 2007. Sources Lahiff, E. ( 2000 ) An Apartheid Oasis ? : Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Venda, Routledge. ISBN 0 - 7146 - 5137 - 0. Apartheid Bantustans in South Africa and South West Africa South Africa Nominal independence Bophuthatswana Ciskei Transkei Venda Self - governance Gazankulu KaNgwane KwaNdebele KwaZulu Lebowa QwaQwa South West Africa Self - governance East Caprivi Hereroland Kavangoland Ovamboland No self - governance Bushmanland Damaraland Kaokoland Namaland Rehoboth Tswanaland Leaders and Administrators After Nominal Independence Bophuthatswana Head of State : Lucas Mangope ( 1968 -- 94 ) Rocky Malebane - Metsing ( Feb 1988 ) Administrator : Tjaart Van der Walt and Job Mokgoro ( Mar -- Apr 1994 ) Bushmanland No central government established Ciskei Head of State : Lennox Sebe ( 1981 -- 90 ) Oupa Gqozo ( 1990 -- 94 ) Administrator : Pieter van Rensburg Goosen and Bongani Blessing Finca ( Mar -- Apr 1994 ) Damaraland Head of State : Justus ǁGaroëb ( 1980 -- 89 ) Kaokoland No central government established Namaland Head of State : Cornelius Cloete ( 1980 -- 85 ) Daniel Luipert ( 1985 -- 89 ) Rehoboth Head of State : Johannes `` Hans '' Diergaardt ( 1979 -- 89 ) Transkei Head of State : Botha Sigcau ( 1976 -- 78 ) Zwelibanzi Maneli Mabandla ( 1978 -- 79 ) Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima ( 1979 -- 86 ) Tutor Nyangelizwe Vulindlela Ndamase ( 1986 -- 94 ) Administrator : Bantu Holomisa ( 1987 -- 94 ) ( Head of Military Council ) Tswanaland Head of State : Constance Kgosiemang ( 1980 -- 89 ) Venda Head of State : Patrick Mphephu ( 1978 -- 88 ) Frank N. Ravele ( 1988 -- 90 ) Gabriel Ramushwana ( 1990 -- 94 ) Tshamano G. Ramabulana ( Jan -- Apr 1994 ) After Self - Governance East Caprivi Chief Minister : Josiah Moraliswane ( Mar -- Sept 1976 ) Richard Muhinda Mamili ( 1976 -- 81 ) Chairman : Josiah Moraliswane ( 1981 -- 84 ) H.J. Becker ( Jul -- Aug 1984 ) F.P.J. Visagie ( 1984 -- 86 ) I.J. van der Merwe ( Mar -- Aug 1986 ) A.G. Visser ( 1986 -- 89 ) Gazankulu Chief Minister : Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi ( 1973 -- 93 ) Edward Mhinga ( Mar - Apr 1993 ) Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo ( 1993 -- 94 ) Hereroland Chairman : Hosea Kutako ( 1968 -- 70 ) Clemens Kapuuo ( 1970 -- 78 ) Kuaima Riruako ( 1978 -- 80 ) Thimoteus Tjamuaha ( 1980 -- 84 ) Erastus Tjejamba ( 1987 -- 88 ) Gottlob Mbaukua ( 1984 -- 89 ) KaNgwane Chief Minister : Enos John Mabuza ( 1970 -- 81, 1984 - 91 ) Mangisi Cephas Zitha ( 1991 -- 94 ) Administrator : N.J. Badenhorst ( June - Dec 1982 ) Enos John Mabuza ( 1982 -- 84 ) Kavangoland Chief Minister : Linus Shashipapo ( 1973 -- 77 ) Alfons Shashipapo ( 1977 -- 81 ) Sebastiaan Kamwanga ( 1981 -- 89 ) KwaNdebele Chief Minister : Simon Skosana ( 1981 -- 86 ) Klaas Mtshiweni ( Nov 1986 ) George Majozi Mahlangu ( 1986 -- 89 ) Jonas Masana Mabena ( 1989 -- 90 ) James Mahlangu ( 1990 -- 94 ) KwaZulu Chief Minister : Mangosuthu Buthelezi ( 1977 -- 94 ) Lebowa Chief Minister : Mokgama Maurice Matlala ( 1972 -- 73 ) Cedric Namedi Phatudi ( 1973 -- 87 ) Z.T. Seleka ( Oct 1987 ) Mogoboya Nelson Ramodike ( 1987 -- 94 ) Ovamboland Chief Minister : Filemon Elifas ( 1973 -- 75 ) Cornelius Thuhageni Njoba ( 1975 -- 81 ) Peter Kalangula ( 1981 -- 89 ) QwaQwa Chief Minister : Wessel Motha ( 1974 -- 75 ) Tsiame Kenneth Mopeli ( 1975 -- 94 ) Other South African Governments Kingdoms Colonies Boer States Bantustans National Kingdom of Mapungubwe ( c. 1075 -- c. 1220 ) Mthethwa Paramountcy ( c. 1780 -- 1817 ) Ndwandwe Kingdom ( c. 1780 -- 1819 ) Zulu Kingdom ( 1816 -- 97 ) Dutch Cape Colony ( 1652 -- 1806 ) Cape Colony ( 1795 -- 1910 ) Natal Colony ( 1843 -- 1910 ) Orange River Colony ( 1902 -- 10 ) Transvaal Colony ( 1902 -- 10 ) Natalia Republic ( 1839 -- 43 ) Orange Free State ( 1854 -- 1902 ) Griqualand East ( 1861 -- 79 ) Griqualand West ( 1870 -- 73 ) Goshen ( 1882 -- 83 ) Stellaland ( 1882 -- 85 ) Nieuwe Republiek ( 1884 -- 88 ) Upingtonia ( 1885 -- 87 ) Klein Vrystaat ( 1886 -- 91 ) Gazankulu ( 1971 -- 94 ) Lebowa ( 1972 -- 94 ) QwaQwa ( 1974 -- 94 ) Transkei ( 1976 -- 94 ) Bophuthatswana ( 1977 -- 94 ) Venda ( 1979 -- 94 ) Ciskei ( 1981 -- 94 ) KaNgwane ( 1981 -- 94 ) KwaNdebele ( 1981 -- 94 ) KwaZulu ( 1981 -- 94 ) Cape Qualified Franchise ( 1853 -- 1910 ) South African Republic ( 1856 -- 1902 ) Union of South Africa ( 1910 -- 61 ) Republic of South Africa ( 1961 -- Present ) Current Government Political history of South Africa Defunct polities Kingdom of Mapungubwe ( c. 1075 -- c. 1220 ) Dutch Cape Colony ( 1652 -- 1806 ) Mthethwa Paramountcy ( c. 1780 -- 1817 ) Ndwandwe Kingdom ( c. 1780 -- 1819 ) Cape Colony ( 1795 -- 1910 ) Zulu Kingdom ( 1816 -- 97 ) Natalia Republic ( 1839 -- 43 ) Natal Colony ( 1843 -- 1910 ) Orange Free State ( 1854 -- 1902 ) South African Republic ( 1856 -- 1902 ) Griqualand East ( 1861 -- 79 ) Griqualand West ( 1870 -- 73 ) Goshen ( 1882 -- 83 ) Stellaland ( 1882 -- 85 ) Nieuwe Republiek ( 1884 -- 88 ) Upingtonia ( 1885 -- 87 ) Klein Vrystaat ( 1886 -- 91 ) Orange River Colony ( 1902 -- 10 ) Transvaal Colony ( 1902 -- 10 ) Union of South Africa ( 1910 -- 61 ) Transkei ( 1976 -- 94 ) Bophuthatswana ( 1977 -- 94 ) Venda ( 1979 -- 94 ) Ciskei ( 1981 -- 94 ) Events 1652 -- 1815 Dutch settlement French Huguenot settlement Khoikhoi -- Dutch Wars Xhosa Wars Battle of Muizenberg Battle of Blaauwberg Anglo - 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Question: when did venda become part of south africa
Answer: 27 April 1994