Just came back from a great acoustic show two friends of mine did! My flatmate and I are a third of their hardcore fanbase. So, to answer your question:
Uncle Phatso said:
So I have a question for you Bear, I don't want to come off as ignorant. But are you colored or white? I'm only asking because I know south has a good sized white population. I consider you a friend, so don't take that the wrong way. I've just actually never talked to someone from your part of the world.
I must say, being the only South-African is a bit strange to me, especially with all the ex-pats in Canada, Britain, NZ and Aus. I'd figure at least ONE other guy'd wind up here.
Actually, only about 5% of South-Africans are white. The whites are only more vocal, as they have more economic and social power from undermining the rest of the country. Sad, but true.
About half of the nation is unemployed, with small-scale, unindustrialized farming being the main form of survival for a lot of black people in most of the eastern part of the country.
You mentioned "coloured". That's interesting, because I'm under the impression that that term is considered offensive outside of the Republic. When the Dutch came over, a lot of them had a strong case of jungle fever and a whole new race of what we call coloureds was born. They're very light brown, white people from the very northern parts (that's near Botswana or Mocambique) are darker than coloured people from the south. Coloured people mostly have ties in Cape Town.
I do have a pic of myself on the "Post your pic" thread. I'm the big one.