Ernst Roets
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And that's partly, this is so important to us, firstly, because we still celebrate 16th of December. We commemorate that as a Sabbath. We go to church on the 16th of December. We have cultural festivals and so forth, not because of the battle against the Zulus, but because we were protected by God.
But it says a lot about why we are so conservative, why we love the land so much and the country, and why we are so religious still. So after that, they went further north and they settled and they established Pretoria, which is the capital of South Africa today. And many of the northern towns and cities eventually became developed.
But it says a lot about why we are so conservative, why we love the land so much and the country, and why we are so religious still. So after that, they went further north and they settled and they established Pretoria, which is the capital of South Africa today. And many of the northern towns and cities eventually became developed.
But it says a lot about why we are so conservative, why we love the land so much and the country, and why we are so religious still. So after that, they went further north and they settled and they established Pretoria, which is the capital of South Africa today. And many of the northern towns and cities eventually became developed.
Well, it's certainly both. So the population in South Africa grew quite rapidly in the centuries that followed among the white communities and also the black communities, up to the point where now there are about 60 million people in South Africa. Okay, and what's the racial mix?
Well, it's certainly both. So the population in South Africa grew quite rapidly in the centuries that followed among the white communities and also the black communities, up to the point where now there are about 60 million people in South Africa. Okay, and what's the racial mix?
Well, it's certainly both. So the population in South Africa grew quite rapidly in the centuries that followed among the white communities and also the black communities, up to the point where now there are about 60 million people in South Africa. Okay, and what's the racial mix?
It's about the white section, which you could say the white Anglos, the English-speaking, and also the Afrikaner people are just below 5 million. The Afrikaners are about 2.7 million. And the African or the black African population has grown rapidly. Interestingly enough, this is worth mentioning, it's often said that the apartheid system was a genocide.
It's about the white section, which you could say the white Anglos, the English-speaking, and also the Afrikaner people are just below 5 million. The Afrikaners are about 2.7 million. And the African or the black African population has grown rapidly. Interestingly enough, this is worth mentioning, it's often said that the apartheid system was a genocide.
It's about the white section, which you could say the white Anglos, the English-speaking, and also the Afrikaner people are just below 5 million. The Afrikaners are about 2.7 million. And the African or the black African population has grown rapidly. Interestingly enough, this is worth mentioning, it's often said that the apartheid system was a genocide.
There's a lot to criticize and we should talk about that, about just how bad it was and what went wrong. But genocide is not the right term because the black population in South Africa doubled I think it was in the first two decades of the apartheid system, and then it doubled again after that. So there was a massive population growth among black South Africans, especially in the last century.
There's a lot to criticize and we should talk about that, about just how bad it was and what went wrong. But genocide is not the right term because the black population in South Africa doubled I think it was in the first two decades of the apartheid system, and then it doubled again after that. So there was a massive population growth among black South Africans, especially in the last century.
There's a lot to criticize and we should talk about that, about just how bad it was and what went wrong. But genocide is not the right term because the black population in South Africa doubled I think it was in the first two decades of the apartheid system, and then it doubled again after that. So there was a massive population growth among black South Africans, especially in the last century.
So there would be slightly less. We can look up the exact numbers. There are slightly fewer. There's also what we call a colored community. I think in some countries they say mixed race. Quite significant, quite big as well. Bigger than the Afrikaner community. They generally speak Afrikaans, the same language as us. But they have their own culture that they've developed over time.
So there would be slightly less. We can look up the exact numbers. There are slightly fewer. There's also what we call a colored community. I think in some countries they say mixed race. Quite significant, quite big as well. Bigger than the Afrikaner community. They generally speak Afrikaans, the same language as us. But they have their own culture that they've developed over time.
So there would be slightly less. We can look up the exact numbers. There are slightly fewer. There's also what we call a colored community. I think in some countries they say mixed race. Quite significant, quite big as well. Bigger than the Afrikaner community. They generally speak Afrikaans, the same language as us. But they have their own culture that they've developed over time.
They also live mostly more in the southern parts of South Africa. So just from a racial perspective, South Africa is very diverse. But as you mentioned initially, races are not homogenous.
They also live mostly more in the southern parts of South Africa. So just from a racial perspective, South Africa is very diverse. But as you mentioned initially, races are not homogenous.
They also live mostly more in the southern parts of South Africa. So just from a racial perspective, South Africa is very diverse. But as you mentioned initially, races are not homogenous.
So if you consider the fact that within the different racial groups, there are different cultures and communities, the diversity, the complexity of South African society is really something that people should take note of. And it's easy to simplify that by simply saying, oh, there are white people and black people and the whites and blacks are in conflict.