Giyani, in terms of the policy of apartheid during the 1970s and 1980s, was developed as the capital of the self-governing territory of Gazankulu. The territory is 765 OOOha and is the traditional homeland of about 550 000 Shangaan-Tsonga tribes of South Africa.
Gaza is the traditional name of the ruling family of the Shangane people, and kulu means ‘great’.
Today Giyani is an administrative and commercial center for a remote and sparsely populated region.
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Named after the "Officers Colonial Land Company". Kiwi fruit is one of the products of the region.
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