The Venda (Vhavenda or Vhangona) are a Southern African people living mostly near the South African-Zimbabwean border. The bantustan of Venda was created to become a homeland for the Venda people. The Venda people, like their Tsonga neighbours, are South Africa's minority groups, they currently numbers 700 000 speakers in Limpopo Province, while the Tsonga at their doorsteps numbers just 900 000 people, also in Limpopo province.