Source 3d

Map of South Africa. The Times Atlas of the Modern World. Volume IV. Southern Europe & Africa Mid-Century edition. The Times Publishing Company Ltd., Printing House Square, 1956

 

Basutoland gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 and became the Kingdom of Lesotho. Bechuanaland Protectorate (established by the British in 1885 became the Republic of Botswana in 1966.

 

This map shows the ten bantustans in South Africa created by the Bantu Authorities Act 1951.

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Use the map to find the following:

  • Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Lourenco Marques, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg. Orange Free State, Transvaal, Natal.