Venḓa

Venda, or Venḓa, was a so-called independent tribal homeland (Bantustan) within South Africa during the Apartheid era. It was made up of a number of enclaves mostly in the northeast corner of South Africa.  File:Venda arms.jpg|1979 25c coat of arms File:Venda bird.jpg|1981 5c bird File:Venda writing.jpg|1986 history of writing III 
 * In 1979, it issued an independence issue and its first definitives. All stamps were inscribed VENḒA as if it had nothing to do with South Africa.
 * Beginning in November 1980, year dates were added, usually to the bottom margins of stamps.
 * Venḓa's last issue was released in April 1994. The homeland returned to South Africa in April but its postal service continued to operate until 1996.