Non-white political representation was completely abolished in 1970, and starting in that year black people were deprived of their citizenship, legally becoming citizens of one of ten tribally based self-governing homelands called Bantustans, four of which became nominally independent states.
Ukumelwa kwabantu kwezepolotiki kwapheliswa ngo-1970, futhi ukusuka ngalowo nyaka abantu abamnyama bephucwa amalungelo obuzwe ngokusemthethweni banikezwa amalungelo ezabelo zabamnyama ezizimele ezazaziwa ngokuthi ngamaBantustans, ezine zazo ezagcina ziyimibuso ezimele geqe.