The word Transkei was used by the former National Party government to refer to the bantustan, located on the Wild Coast mostly between the Kei river in the South and the Umtamvuna in the North, made nominally independent under apartheid. The word means “across the Kei” in IsiXhosa and existed before the National Party named the area.
It has long been a source of debate and conjures up memories of oppression for some and for others it brings to mind the idea that Transkei will be independent as the 10th province no longer falling under the Eastern Cape.
Here is a link to the debate.
http://blogs.dispatch.co.za/dispatchnow/2008/03/18/homeland-revisited/
This is a link to background on the name at Wikipedia.
