Venda
| Republic of Venda | ||||||||||
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Riphabuliki ya Venda Republiek van Venda |
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Bantustan (nominal parliamentary democracy) |
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Motto "Shumela Venda" (Venda) "Always Aspire for Venda" |
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Anthem Pfano na vhuthihi (Venda)a Peace and Togetherness |
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 Location of Venda in Southern Africa.
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| Capital | Thohoyandou | |||||||||
| Languages |
Venda English |
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| 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 | 27 April 1994 | ||||||||
| Area | ||||||||||
| • | 1980 | 7,410 km² (2,861 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | ||||||||||
| • | 1980 est. | 315,545 | ||||||||
| Density | 42.6 /km² (110.3 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| • | 1991 est. | 558,797 | ||||||||
| Currency | South African rand | |||||||||
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| a. | Anthem of Venda at nationalanthems.info. | |||||||||
Venda (/vɛnˈdə/) was a Bantustan in northern South Africa, bordering 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.
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 lost to the Venda National Party.
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