University of Natal

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The University of Natal was a university in South Africa that, along with the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Zululand, was located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Under apartheid, Natal province included the Black homeland of KwaZulu, which was the legal territory for the Zulu people. Following the repeal of apartheid in 1994, KwaZulu was reincorporated into Natal province, and the region was renamed KwaZulu-Natal. The University of Natal was a significant institution within this historical and geographical context.123

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…but the English-language institutions—including the University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg and Durban) and Rhodes University—admitted a few Black students until 1959, when their ability to do so was restricted by apartheid legislation that they fiercely opposed. The government then established several new institutions (the Universities of the North, Zululand, Western Cape,…
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…but the English-language institutions—including the University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg and Durban) and Rhodes University—admitted a few Black students until 1959, when their ability to do so was restricted by apartheid legislation that they fiercely opposed. The government then established several new institutions (the Universities of the North, Zululand, Western Cape,…
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