Ernst Roets
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And I'm very happy that you recognize this because a lot of people don't.
And I'm very happy that you recognize this because a lot of people don't.
And I'm very happy that you recognize this because a lot of people don't.
Yeah, but there are also groups like the South African government who would like people to believe that all black people are the same because that's their way of organizing as a collective on the basis of race.
Yeah, but there are also groups like the South African government who would like people to believe that all black people are the same because that's their way of organizing as a collective on the basis of race.
Yeah, but there are also groups like the South African government who would like people to believe that all black people are the same because that's their way of organizing as a collective on the basis of race.
Well, that's a very important point. So they occupied... There were several thousands. I don't know if there were 100,000. I'm not sure. We can check those numbers. But they lived pretty much all over South Africa, and they lived more to the eastern part, which is important because the eastern part is... is much more fertile land.
Well, that's a very important point. So they occupied... There were several thousands. I don't know if there were 100,000. I'm not sure. We can check those numbers. But they lived pretty much all over South Africa, and they lived more to the eastern part, which is important because the eastern part is... is much more fertile land.
Well, that's a very important point. So they occupied... There were several thousands. I don't know if there were 100,000. I'm not sure. We can check those numbers. But they lived pretty much all over South Africa, and they lived more to the eastern part, which is important because the eastern part is... is much more fertile land.
It's much more humid and that's where the most productive farming land is and so forth. The Western part is arid, it's more deserts and dry and so forth. So they lived mostly in the East? Yes, but they don't anymore.
It's much more humid and that's where the most productive farming land is and so forth. The Western part is arid, it's more deserts and dry and so forth. So they lived mostly in the East? Yes, but they don't anymore.
It's much more humid and that's where the most productive farming land is and so forth. The Western part is arid, it's more deserts and dry and so forth. So they lived mostly in the East? Yes, but they don't anymore.
And that's important because, so if you go to the Eastern parts, like the Drakensberg, you would find the cave paintings of the Koi in the sand, but they don't live there anymore because they were pushed out by groups coming in from the North who it has become a controversial term, although I don't know what the appropriate term then would be, by the Bantu people.
And that's important because, so if you go to the Eastern parts, like the Drakensberg, you would find the cave paintings of the Koi in the sand, but they don't live there anymore because they were pushed out by groups coming in from the North who it has become a controversial term, although I don't know what the appropriate term then would be, by the Bantu people.
And that's important because, so if you go to the Eastern parts, like the Drakensberg, you would find the cave paintings of the Koi in the sand, but they don't live there anymore because they were pushed out by groups coming in from the North who it has become a controversial term, although I don't know what the appropriate term then would be, by the Bantu people.
So the word Bantu is a word that means people. It just means people.
So the word Bantu is a word that means people. It just means people.
So the word Bantu is a word that means people. It just means people.
Exactly. So they've been known as the Bantu speaking groups, but today it's controversial to use that term. Why is that? because it's a term that refers to black people. And I think some people have used the term in the context of making derogatory remarks or something to that effect. I see, I see.
Exactly. So they've been known as the Bantu speaking groups, but today it's controversial to use that term. Why is that? because it's a term that refers to black people. And I think some people have used the term in the context of making derogatory remarks or something to that effect. I see, I see.