Amalgamation of the Former Homeland Border-Township of Seshego and the Conservative Apartheid City Pletersburg During Transition

Transformation of residential planning in Umtata during the post-apartheid transition era

“…The second school of thought derives its origin from the lawlessness of the people in the Transkei pseudo state (Blacks, Coloureds and Whites), more particularly during the early years of South African integration. This trend was also identified by Donaldson (2001) and Mosiane (2000) in Thohoyandou and Mmabato, respectively. In Umtata, the visible contours of lawlessness of the Transkei people bore deep imprints of how the formal residential planning had been changed through land grabbing.…”

“…An awareness of the spatial development of African capitals, and particularly of the Bantustan capitals is therefore essential. While it might not yet be possible to reach an accurate conclusion about the former Bantustan capitals and towns, what we must bear in mind is that there are scholars who have looked at the Bantustans and former Bantustan capitals (Best and Young, 1972;Donaldson, 2001;Maharaj, 2001;Ramutsindela, 2001) and who can provide insightful data on Bantustans. Maharaj (2001) has made us aware that the created homeland/self-governing states' capital cities tended to be located in areas which did not have major commercial and economic interests and which were mainly designed to facilitate administrative activities.…”

The impact of political transformation on employment in the Transkei bureaucracy and civil service in Umtata, South Africa since 1994

“…The perspectives from which they situate the issues revolve around discussions on what was and is still happening in the bantustans from the apartheid period up to democracy in order to give a critical comparison of the two periods by fleshing out the features of the apartheid planning (Donaldson 2001;Bob 2001;Mann 2001;Musampa 2006). Moreover, analytic discussions on challenges facing the current government in eradicating the imprints of the apartheid ideology in the Bantustans have also been an area of concern (Siyongwana 2006;King 2007;Ramutsindela 2007a, b).…”

“…Identification of the problem Recent debates on the former South African bantustans have drawn attention to the issues that are at stake (Mosiane 1998;Siyongwana 1998;Bob 2001;Mann 2001;Ramutsindela 2001;Maharaj 2001;Donaldson 2001;Musampa 2006;Siyongwana 2006;King 2007;Narsiah 2007;Ramutsindela 2007a, b). The perspectives from which they situate the issues revolve around discussions on what was and is still happening in the bantustans from the apartheid period up to democracy in order to give a critical comparison of the two periods by fleshing out the features of the apartheid planning (Donaldson 2001;Bob 2001;Mann 2001;Musampa 2006).…”