After an all-white South Africa, focused on black homelands (Bantustans), had a "separate but equal" policy, he said ‘better to be separated and poor than integrated and rich’; his early assassination prevented dealing with this issue
1955 Tomlinson Report: Proposes increasing size of Black reserves (13% of country, identified in 1936 Land Act) as 'homelands'; suggests the government invest £100m+ in farming and industry establishment in these 'homelands’
Bantu Self-government Act (1959) established 8 distinct territories and governments in 'homelands' for black people (later increased to 10); each homeland was for a specific ethnic group, with Xhosa people having two; they aimed for these 'homelands' to become independent of South Africa, so they had a vote in them, despite this, South Africa maintained control over these states
Whites became the largest single-race group, increasing power, Verwoerd's assassination (1966) hindered Bantustans' establishment, Vorster led first ones to 'independence' (1976); no country recognised them as independent States
Bantustans, were supposed to be black South Africans,' homelands, but they often lived and worked outside; 18% registered Transkei residents lived outside Transkei and 78% QwaQwa people lived in 'white' South Africa
