  venda was a bantustan in northern south africa, bordering zimbabwe and is now part of limpopo province. it was founded as a homeland by the apartheid regime for the venda people, speakers of the venda language.lahiff, edward, an apartheid oasis?: agriculture and rural livelihoods in venda. routledge, 2000, p.55. isbn 0-7146-5137-0. for this reason the united nations and international community refused to recognize venda as an independent state. ==history== left|thumb|internal borders, venda in red  it was declared self-governing on 1 february 1973,worldstatesman.com has a chronology of venda's transition to nominal independence and reintegration into south africa. with elections held later in the year. further [
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