The present state of urbanisation in the South African homelands: Rethinking the concepts and predicting the futureFootnote∗

This paper was presented to the biennial conference of the Development Society of Southern Africa, 10‐12 September, in Cape Town, and is an extract from a larger study made possible by funding from the Urban Foundation. The author is grateful for the comments & advice of a number of people, especially S P Cilliers, Matthew Cobbett, Mari Georghiou and Cornie Groenewald.

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