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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Explorer: [QB] Furthermore... [QUOTE]Until 1991, South African law divided the population into four major racial categories: (1.) The Black Africans, of which the Nguni and Sotho groups account for 90% of the Black population. Black population accounts 75% of the South Africa's entire population. (2.) The Whites who account for about 13% of the population. (3.) The Indians who account for around 3 % and (4.) the Coloreds who are mixed White and Black descent and account for 9% of the population. Although the South African law of racial categories has been abolished, many South Africans still view themselves according to these categories. The [b]black population[/b] consists of several groups: [b]Khoi-San[/b], Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, Sotho, Shangaan and Venda, just to name a few. The biggest groups are Zulus (21 %), Xhosas (17 %) and the Sotho (15%). Next smaller minorities are the Tswana, Venda, Ndebele, Swasi, and Pedi, among others. The Khoi-Sans are originally hunter-gatherers who have inhabited the land for a long time. Many political leaders, Nelson Mandela among them, come from the Xhosa. Most of the Blacks used to live in the countryside following a traditional way of life, but a class of progressive farmers also formed. Many of these became Christians and had some education from Missionaries. In the towns many Blacks worked as labourers. A small class of professional newspaper editors, lawyers and teachers emerged. The [b]apartheid regime over-emphasised the differences[/b] among the various ethnic group, mainly between whites and non-whites, but [b]also between black groups (i.e. Xhosas and Zulus)[/b], and turned them against each other rather than against the government. The policy of racial segregation favoured the political and economic power for the white minority. Until today, South Africa has to deal with the consequences of this disastrous policy. Large part of the fast growing black majority lives in oppressive poverty in the outer districts of the cities lacking sufficient sanitation, electricity and water. Many of the residents are illiterate. The enormous poverty problem in South Africa is the major reason for the high crime rates.[/QUOTE]Source: http://www.jyu.fi/viesti/verkkotuotanto/kp/sa/peop_ethnicgrps.shtml References, as indicated above in the piece, are as follows: http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/people/gandhi/hunt.html http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/southafr.htm http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sf.html http://www.ngo.grida.no/soesa/nsoer/general/about.htm http://www.southafrica-travel.net/pages/e_bevoelk.htm http://www.tky.hut.fi/~remburssi/projects/sa_golden/sa_tgo/country.htm http://www.unfpa.org/regions/africa/countries/s_africa/1saf0206.doc Ebsco: Background Notes on Countries of the World, Oct99 Honduras, p1, 15p [/QB][/QUOTE]
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