11 Facts About Coloureds

Coloureds are mostly found in the western part of South Africa.

Zimbabwean Coloureds are descended from Shona or Ndebele, British and Afrikaner settlers, as well as Arab and Asian people.

For example, Coloureds did not have to carry a dompas, while the Griqua, who were seen as an indigenous African group, did.

At least one genetic study indicates that Cape Coloureds have ancestries from the following ethnic groups; not all Coloureds in South Africa had the same ancestry.

Coloureds were placed on a separate voters' roll from the 1958 election to the House of Assembly and forward.

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Many Coloureds refused to register for the new voters' roll and the number of Coloured voters dropped dramatically.

Under the Population Registration Act, as amended, Coloureds were formally classified into various subgroups, including Cape Coloureds, Cape Malays and "other coloured".

In 1969, the Coloureds elected forty onto the council to supplement the twenty nominated by the government, taking the total number to sixty.

In Namibia, Coloureds were treated by the government in a way comparable to that of South African Coloureds.

Under Rhodesia's predominantly white government, Coloureds had more privileges than black Africans, including full voting rights, but still faced social discrimination.

In recent years, more and more Coloureds have been working in the manufacturing and construction industry.