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Divisions of South Africa (1910-1994)

Clickable Map of Former Provinces and Homelands
Old Provinces

Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Orange Free State
Transvaal

Old Homelands

Bophutatswana
Ciskei
Transkei
Venda
Gazankulu
KaNgwane
KwaNdebele
KwaZulu
Lebowa
Qwaqwa

New Provinces
Cities

See also:

South Africa
South Africa (1928-1994)
South Africa : national index

Old Provinces

South Africa consisted of 4 provinces between 1910 and 1994 :

Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Orange Free State
Transvaal

None of these provinces had officially recognised flags - although the small flags in the former national flag came from the regions which formed these provinces.

An interesting trivia is that all four old provinces had borders with each other and with foreign countries.
Antonio Martins, 30 May 1999

Old Homelands

Within the "old" South Africa (before 1994), 10 ethnically based homelands were created for the black population of which four were granted "independence" by South Africa (not recognised by any other country