An Understanding of Settler Colonialism

However, in the case of South Africa, the native Africans were many (more than 70%), hence by uniting and gaining consciousness they became a greater threat to Boers. That is why in the early stages of the Apartheid, it was so important to create and maintain the Bantustan. They were small pieces of land, scattered in South Africa, where the native Africans were concentrated. Hence, it was not surprising that a leader supported by all native Africans would win any free election in which all the people were participating. Nevertheless, it is necessary to remember that the structures and systems from the Apartheid are still affecting the native Africans. This is because the apartheid was overthrown only politically and not economically…