the apartheid government’s “VIP Bantustan experiment” where:
You had luxury casinos and concerts at Sun City while the rest of the place was a political puppet state.
The president Lucas Mangope ruled like a homeland CEO who didn’t want to close the business even when apartheid was ending.
In 1994, right-wing militias like the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging rolled in with pickup trucks trying to save Mangope’s regime… and it ended with chaos, shootings, and three AWB fighters killed on live TV.
You had luxury casinos and concerts at Sun City while the rest of the place was a political puppet state.
The president Lucas Mangope ruled like a homeland CEO who didn’t want to close the business even when apartheid was ending.
In 1994, right-wing militias like the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging rolled in with pickup trucks trying to save Mangope’s regime… and it ended with chaos, shootings, and three AWB fighters killed on live TV.
Student: “Why was Sun City built inside Bophuthatswana?”
Teacher: “Because the homeland government allowed casinos and entertainment that were restricted in South Africa at the time, which helped attract tourism and investment.”
Teacher: “Because the homeland government allowed casinos and entertainment that were restricted in South Africa at the time, which helped attract tourism and investment.”
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Alternately spelled "bope".
Alternately spelled "bope".
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