South African-British
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| South African-British
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| Notable South African-Britons: Peter Hain, Mark Shuttleworth   |
| Total population |
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140,000 South African Born |
| Regions with significant populations |
| London, South East England |
| Languages |
| English, Afrikaans, other South African languages |
| Religions |
| Christian, Jewish |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Zimbabwean British, Kenyan British |
South African-British are United Kingdom citizens who are South African-born, raised or with South African parentage.
The majority of these people are concentrated in largely affluent areas of London, the anecdotal evidence being that many are business people working in the City of London. There is, for instance, a South African-born cluster in the Canary Wharf area. In fact, London is the second biggest number of South African ex-pats in the western world. University towns such as Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh and Bristol also show significant clusters of South Africa-born. Many young people with British family ties have come over the years to work in the UK, including the public services.[1]. Other reasons include exile from apartheid government of 1948 to 1994, and escape from the recent violence (South Africa has the second highest murder and rape rates in the world) that is plaguing South African society.
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[edit] Notable South African-Britons
[edit] South Africans with links to the UK
| Name | Occupation |
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| Elize du Toit | actress |
| Gary Frisch & Henry Badenhorst |
Co-founders of website, Gaydar |
| Peter Hain | former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Welsh Secretary (although born in Kenya, he was raised in South Africa and has South African parents) |
| Nicky Hambleton-Jones | stylist and television personality |
| Ronald Harwood | playwright |
| Bob Holness | actor & quiz show host |
| Doreen Mantle | actress |
| Lucas Radebe | former long-serving Leeds United FC defender |
| Sir Antony Sher | actor & novelist |
| Mark Shuttleworth | billionaire, space tourist and software developer (holds dual citizenship) |
| Laurens van der Post | writer & conservationist |
[edit] Britons with South African heritage
| Name | Occupation | Link |
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| Natasha Kaplinsky | news presenter | (South African father of Polish descent) |
| Andy Zaltzman | comedian, radio personality | South African father |
[edit] References
- ^ Born Abroad – South Africa. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
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