This act was aimed at resettling Black people outside what was called White South Africa.

Before the people of Herschel moved to Thornhill, they were promised land, houses, schools and clinics by Mr Uys, the South African Deputy Secretary of Bantu Administration and Education.

[4] The conditions at Thornhill were described in a 1983 article by the New York Times, with the paper reporting that 50% of children were said to have died before the age of 5.

[5] In 2013, the South African Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Pamela Tshwete, awarded more than R390 million to 3 043 households in compensation to the people of the Ntabethemba village.

[3] The following schools serve the village and surrounding areas: Located between Queenstown and Tarkastad, Thornhill relies on both towns for administrative and public services.