White South Africans

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White South Africans

White South Africans (Afrikaans: Blankes/Europeërs) refers
to South Africans of primarily European descent. In linguistic, White South Africans
cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the
Afrikaans-speaking descendants of the Dutch East India
Company's original settlers, known as Afrikaners, and the
Anglophone descendants of predominantly British colonists. In
2016, 57.9% were native Afrikaans speakers, 40.2% were native
English speakers, and 1.9% spoke another language as their
mother tongue,[2][3] such as Portuguese, Greek, or German.
White South Africans are by far the largest population of White
South African man from Groot
people in Africa. White was a legally defined racial classification
during apartheid.[4] Marico, North West
Total population
Most White Afrikaners trace their ancestry back to the mid 17th
2020 estimate: 4,679,770 (7.8% of
century and have developed a separate cultural identity including
South Africa's population)[1]
a distinct language. The majority of English-speaking White

South Africans trace their ancestry to the 1820 Settlers. The Regions with significant
remainder of the White South African population consists of later populations
immigrants from Europe such as Greeks and Jews (many of Throughout South Africa, but mostly
whom left after the end of Apartheid). Portuguese immigrants
concentrated in urban areas.
arrived after the collapse of the Portuguese colonial
Population by provinces, as of the
administrations in Mozambique and Angola, although many also
originate from Madeira. 2011 census:
Gauteng 1,914,000
Western Cape 915,000
Contents KwaZulu-Natal 429,000
History Eastern Cape 310,000

Apartheid era Mpumalanga 303,000
Post-apartheid era North West 255,000
Diaspora and emigration
Free State 239,000
Current trends
Limpopo 139,000
Demographics
Northern Cape 81,000
Religion
Migrations Languages
Distribution Afrikaans (58%), English (40%),
Politics other (2%)
Statistics Religion
Historical population Christianity (85.6%), Irreligious
Fertility rates (8.9%), Judaism (0.9%), Other
Life expectancy (4.6%)
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Unemployment Related ethnic groups

Income White Zimbabweans, White
Percentage of workforce Namibians, Afrikaners, Coloureds,
Languages British diaspora in Africa, South
Religion African diaspora, other White
Notable White South Africans Africans
Science and technology
Military
Royalty and aristocracy
Arts and media
Business
Politics
Sport
Other
See also
References
History
The history of White settlement in South Africa started in 1652 with the settlement of the Cape of
Good Hope by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) under Jan van Riebeeck.[5] Despite the
preponderance of officials and colonists from the Netherlands, there were also a number of French
Huguenots fleeing religious persecution at home and German soldiers or sailors returning from
service in Asia.[6] The Cape Colony remained under Dutch rule for two more centuries, after which it
was annexed by the United Kingdom around 1806.[7] At that time, South Africa was home to about
26,000 people of white ancestry, a relative majority of whom were still of Dutch origin.[7] However,
the Dutch settlers grew into conflict with the British government over the abolition of the slave trade
and limits on colonial expansion into African lands. In order to prevent a frontier war, the British
Parliament decided to send British settlers to start farms on the eastern frontier.[8] Beginning in 1818
thousands of British immigrants arrived in the growing Cape Colony, intending to join the local
workforce or settle directly on the frontier.[7] Ironically most of the farms failed due to the difficult
terrain, forcing the British settlers to encroach on African land in order to practice pastoralism.[8]
About a fifth of the Cape's original Dutch-speaking white population migrated eastwards during the
Great Trek in the 1830s and established their own autonomous Boer republics further inland.[9]
Nevertheless, the population of white ancestry (mostly European origin) continued increasing in the
Cape as a result of immigration, and by 1865 had reached 181,592 people.[10] Between 1880 and 1910,
there was an influx of Jews (mainly via Lithuania) and immigrants from Lebanon and Syria arriving
in South Africa. Recent immigrants from the Levant region of Western Asia were originally classified
as Asian, and thus "non-white", but, in order to have the right to purchase land, they successfully
argued that they were "white". The main reason being that they were from the lands where
Christianity and Judaism originated from, and that the race laws did not target Jews, who were also a
Semitic people. Therefore arguing that if the laws targeted other people from the Levant, it should
also affect the Jews.[11][12]
The first nationwide census in South Africa was held in 1911 and
indicated a white population of 1,276,242. By 1936, there were an
estimated 2,003,857 white South Africans, and by 1946 the number had
reached 2,372,690.[11] The country began receiving tens of thousands of
European immigrants, namely from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Greece, and the territories of the Portuguese Empire during the mid to
late twentieth century.[13] South Africa's white population increased to
over 3,408,000 by 1965, reached 4,050,000 in 1973, and peaked at
5,044,000 in 1990.[14]
The number of white South Africans resident in their home country

began gradually declining between 1990 and the mid-2000s as a result of
increased emigration.[14] Boer guerrillas during the
Second Boer War
Today, white South Africans are also considered to be the last major
white population group of European and certain West Asian ancestry on
the African continent, due in part to the mass exodus of colonialists from most other African states
during regional decolonisation. Whites continue to play a role in the South African economy and
across the political spectrum. The current number of white South Africans is not exactly known, as no
recent census has been measured, although the overall percentage of up to 9% of the population
represents a decline, both numerically and proportionately, since the country's first non-racial
elections in 1994. Just under a million white South Africans are also living as expatriate workers
abroad, which forms the majority of South Africa's brain drain.
Apartheid era
Under the Population Registration Act of 1950, each inhabitant of South Africa was classified into one
of several different race groups, of which White was one. The Office for Race Classification defined a
white person as one who "in appearance is obviously a white person who is generally not accepted as a
coloured person; or is generally accepted as a white person and is not in appearance obviously a white
person." Many criteria, both physical (e.g. examination of head and body hair) and social (e.g. eating
and drinking habits, familiarity with Afrikaans or a European language) were used when the board
decided to classify someone as white or coloured.[4] This was virtually extended to all those
considered the children of two white persons, regardless of appearance. The Act was repealed on 17
June 1991.
Post-apartheid era
In an attempt at post-Apartheid redress, the Employment Equity Act of 1994, legislation promotes
employment of black people (Black Africans, Indian, Chinese, and Coloured population groups, as
well as disabled people). Black Economic Empowerment legislation further empowers blacks as the
government considers ownership, employment, training and social responsibility initiatives, which
empower black South Africans, as important criteria when awarding tenders, private enterprises also
must adhere to this legislation.[15] Some reports indicate a growing number of whites in poverty
compared to the pre-apartheid years and attribute this to such laws – a 2006 article in The Guardian
stated that over 350,000 Afrikaners may be classified as poor, and alluded to research claiming that
up to 150,000 were struggling for survival.[16][17]
As a consequence of Apartheid policies, Whites are still widely regarded as being one of 4 defined race
groups in South Africa. These groups (blacks, whites, Coloureds and Indians) still tend to have strong
racial identities, and to identify themselves, and others, as members of these race groups[18][4] and
the classification continues to persist in government policy due to attempts at redress like Black
Economic Empowerment and Employment Equity.[4]
Diaspora and emigration
Since the 1990s, there has been a significant emigration of whites from South Africa. Between 1995
and 2005, more than one million South Africans emigrated, citing violence as the main reason, as well
as the lack of employment opportunities for whites.[19]
Current trends
In recent decades, there has been a steady proportional decline in

South Africa's white community, due to higher birthrates among
other South African ethnic groups, as well as a high rate of
emigration. In 1977, there were 4.3 million whites, constituting
16.4% of the population at the time. As of 2016, it is estimated that
at least 800,000 white South Africans have emigrated since
1995.[20]
Like many other communities strongly affiliated with the West

and Europe's colonial legacy in Africa, white South Africans were
in the past often economically better off than their black African
neighbours and have surrendered political dominance to majority
rule. There were also some white Africans in South Africa who Graeme Smith, former test captain
lived in poverty—especially during the 1930s and increasingly of the South Africa national cricket
since the end of minority rule. Current estimates of white poverty team.
in South Africa run as high as 12%, though fact-checking website
Africa Check described these figures as "grossly inflated" and
suggested that a more accurate estimate was that "only a tiny fraction of the white population – as few
as 7,754 households – are affected."[21]
The new phenomenon of white poverty is mostly blamed on the

government's affirmative action employment legislation, which
reserves 80% of new jobs for black people[22] and favours
companies owned by black people (see Black Economic
Empowerment). In 2010, Reuters stated that 450,000 whites live
below the poverty line according to Solidarity and civil
organisations,[23] with some research saying that up to 150,000
are struggling for survival.[24] However, the proportion of white
South Africans living in poverty is still much lower than for other
groups in the country, since approximately 50% of the general
population fall below the upper-bound poverty line.[25]
Lara Logan is a television and radio
A further concern has been crime. Some white South Africans
journalist and war correspondent.
living in affluent white suburbs, such as Sandton, have been
affected by the 2008 13.5% rise in house robberies and associated
crime.[26] In a study, Johan Burger, senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), said
that criminals were specifically targeting wealthier suburbs. Burger explained that several affluent
suburbs are surrounded by poorer residential areas and that inhabitants in the latter often target
inhabitants in the former. The report also found that residents in wealthy suburbs in Gauteng were
not only at more risk of being targeted but also faced an inflated chance of being murdered during the
robbery.[27]
The global financial crisis slowed the high rates of white people emigrating overseas and has led to
increasing numbers of white emigrants returning to live in South Africa. Charles Luyckx, CEO of
Elliot International and a board member of the Professional Movers Association said that in the past
six months leading to December (2008), emigration numbers had dropped by 10%. Meanwhile, he
revealed that "people imports" had increased by 50%.[28]
As of May 2014, Homecoming Revolution has estimated that around 340,000 white South Africans
have returned to South Africa in the last decade.[29]
Furthermore, immigration from Europe has also supplemented the white population. The 2011 census
found that 63,479 white people living in South Africa were born in Europe; of these, 28,653 had
moved to South Africa since 2001.[30]
At the end of apartheid in 1994, 85% of South Africa's arable land was owned by whites.[31] The land
reform program introduced after the end of apartheid intended that, within 20 years, 30% of white-
owned commercial farm land should be transferred to black owners. Thus, in 2011, the farmers'
association, Agri South Africa, coordinated efforts to resettle farmers throughout the African
continent. The initiative offered millions of hectares from 22 African countries that hoped to spur
development of efficient commercial farming.[32] The 30 percent target was not close to being met by
the 2014 deadline.[33] According to a 2017 government audit, 72% of the nation's private farmland is
owned by white people.[34] In February 2018, the Parliament of South Africa passed a motion to
review the property ownership clause of the constitution, to allow for the expropriation of land, in the
public interest, without compensation,[35] which was supported within South Africa's ruling African
National Congress on the grounds that the land was originally seized by whites without just
compensation.[36] In August 2018, the South African government began the process of taking two
white-owned farmlands.[37] Western Cape ANC secretary Faiez Jacobs referred to the property clause
amendment as a "stick" to force dialogue about the transfer of land ownership, with the hope of
accomplishing the transfer "in a way that is orderly and doesn’t create a 'them' and 'us'
[situation]."[38]
Demographics
The Statistics South Africa Census 2011 showed that there were about 4,586,838 white people in
South Africa, amounting to 8.9% of the country's population.[40] This is a 6.8% increase since the
2001 census. According to the Census 2011, South African English is the first language of 36% of the
white population group and Afrikaans is the first language of 61% of the white population group.[3]
The majority of white South Africans identify themselves as primarily South African, regardless of
their first language or ancestry.[41][42]
Religion
Approximately
87% of white White South Africans by their native tongue[39]
Language Percent
South Africans
Afrikaans 61%
are Christian, English 36%
9% are
irreligious, and
1% are Jewish. The
Religion among White South Africans
largest Christian Religion Percent
denomination is the Christianity 87%
Dutch Reformed Irreligious 9%
Church (NGK), with Other 3%
White South Africans as a 23% of the white Judaism 1%
proportion of the total population population being
0–20% 60–80% members. Other
20–40% 80–100% significant denominations are the Methodist Church (8%), the
Roman Catholic Church (7%), and the Anglican Church (6%).[43]
40–60%
Migrations
Many white Africans of European ancestry have migrated to South Africa from other parts of the
continent due to political or economic turmoil in their respective homelands. Thousands of
Portuguese Mozambicans, Portuguese Angolans, and white Zimbabweans emigrated to South Africa
during the 1970s and 1980s. However, the overwhelming majority of European migration correlated
with the historic colonization of the region (some migrating for the purpose of capitalizing on the
exploitation of resources, minerals and other lucrative elements found in South Africa, others for a
better life and farming opportunities without many restrictions in newly colonised lands).
Meanwhile, many white South Africans have also emigrated to Western countries over the past two
decades, mainly to English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia and New
Zealand. However, the financial crisis has slowed the rate of emigration and as of May 2014, the
Homecoming Revolution has estimated that around 340,000 white South Africans have returned in
the last decade.[29]
Distribution
According to Statistics South Africa, white South Africans make up 8.9% (Census 2011) of the total
population in South Africa. Their actual proportional share in municipalities is likely to be higher,
given the undercount in the 2001 census.[44]
The following table shows the distribution of white people by province, according to the 2011
census:[3]
Density of the White South African

population.
<1 /km² 100–300
1–3 /km² /km²
300–1000
3–10 /km²
/km²
10–30
1000–
/km²
3000 /km²
30–100
>3000
/km²
/km²
South Africa 2001 linguistic

distribution of white people map
White pop. White pop. % province % province change % total

Province
(2001) (2011) (2001) (2011) 2001–2011 whites (2011)
Eastern
305,837 310,450 4.9 4.7 -0.2 6.8
Cape
Free State 238,789 239,026 8.8 8.7 -0.1 5.2
Gauteng 1,768,041 1,913,884 18.8 15.6 -3.2 41.7
KwaZulu-
482,115 428,842 5.0 4.2 -0.8 9.3
Natal
Limpopo 132,420 139,359 2.7 2.6 -0.1 3.0
Mpumalanga 197,079 303,595 5.9 7.5 +1.6 6.6
North West 233,935 255,385 7.8 7.3 -0.5 5.6
Northern
102,519 81,246 10.3 7.1 -3.2 1.8
Cape
Western
832,902 915,053 18.4 15.7 -2.7 19.9
Cape
Total 4,293,640 4,586,838 9.6 8.9 -0.7 100.0
Politics
White South Africans continue to participate in politics, having a
presence across the whole political spectrum from left to right.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma commented in 2009

on Afrikaners being "the only white tribe in a black continent or
outside of Europe which is truly African", and said that "of all the
white groups that are in South Africa, it is only the Afrikaners that
are truly South Africans in the true sense of the word."[45] These
remarks have led to the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CCR)
laying a complaint with the Human Rights Commission against Romanticised painting of an account
Zuma.[46] In 2015, a complaint was investigated for hate speech of the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck,
against Jacob Zuma who said "You must remember that a man founder of Cape Town.
called Jan van Riebeeck arrived here on 6 April 1652, and that was
the start of the trouble in this country."[47]
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki stated in one of his speeches to the nation that: "South
Africa belongs to everyone who lives in it. Black and White."[48] The history of white people in South
Africa dates back to the sixteenth century.
Prior to 1994, a white minority held complete political power under a system of racial segregation
called apartheid. During apartheid, immigrants from Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan were
considered honorary whites in the country, as the government had maintained diplomatic relations
with these countries. These were granted the same privileges as white people, at least for purposes of
residence.[49] Some African Americans such as Max Yergan were granted an "honorary white" status
as well.[50]
Statistics
Historical population
Statistics for the white population in South Africa vary greatly. Most sources show that the white
population peaked in the period between 1989 and 1995 at around 5.2 to 5.6 million. Up to that point,
the white population largely increased due to high birth rates and immigration. Subsequently,
between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s, the white population decreased overall. However, from
2006 to 2013, the white population increased.
White % of total
Year Source
population population
1904 1,116,805 21.6% 1904 Census
1,270,000
1911 22.7% 1911 Census[11]
3,088,492
1960 19.3% 1960 Census
1961 3,117,000 19.1% Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates, 1961

3,170,000
1962 19.0% Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates, 1962
3,238,000
3,323,000
3,398,000
3,481,000
3,563,000
3,639,000
3,728,000
3,792,848
1970 17.1% 1970 Census
3,920,000
4,005,000
4,082,000
4,160,000
4,256,000
4,337,000
4,396,000
4,442,000
4,485,000
4,522,000
1980 18.1% 1980 Census[14]

4,674,000
4,748,000
4,809,000
4,867,000
1985 17.5% 1985 Census[14]
4,900,000
5,068,300
1991 13.4% 1991 Census
5,121,000
5,156,000
5,191,000
5,224,000
4,434,697
1996 10.9% South African National Census of 1996
4,462,200
4,500,400
4,538,727
4,521,664
4,293,640
4,555,289
4,244,346
4,434,294
4,379,800
4,365,300
4,352,100
4,499,200
4,584,700
4,586,838
4,602,400
4,554,800
4,534,000
4,515,800
4,493,500
4,520,100
4,652,006 Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates, 2019 (http://www.statssa.gov.za/pub

2019 7.9%
lications/P0302/P03022019.pdf)
2020 7.8%
2021 7.8%
Fertility rates
Contraception among white South Africans is stable or slightly falling: 80% used contraception in
1990, and 79% used it in 1998.[51]
The following data shows some fertility rates recorded during South
Africa's history. However, there are varied sources showing that the white fertility rate reached below
replacement (2.1) by 1980. Likewise, recent studies show a range of fertility rates, ranging from 1.3 to
2.4. The Afrikaners tend to have a higher birthrate than that of other white people.
Year Total fertility rate[52] Source
1960 3.5 SARPN

1970 3.1 SARPN
1980 2.4 SARPN
1989 1.9 UN.org
1990 2.1 SARPN
1996 1.9 SARPN
1998 1.9 SARPN
2001[53] 1.8 hst.org.za
2006[53] 1.8 hst.org.za
2011 1.7 Census 2011
Life expectancy
The average life expectancy at birth for males and females
Year Average life expectancy Male life expectancy Female life expectancy
1980[54] 70.3 66.8 73.8
1985[55] 71 ? ?
1997 73.5 70 77
2009[56][57] 71 ? ?
Unemployment
Province White unemployment rate (strict)
Eastern Cape[58] 4.5%
Free State
Gauteng[59] 8.7%
KwaZulu-Natal[60] 8.0%
Limpopo[61] 8.0%
Mpumalanga[60] 7.5%
North West
Northern Cape[62] 4.5%
Western Cape 2.0%

Total
Income
Average annual household income by population group of the household head.[63][64]
Population group Average income (2015) Average income (2011) Average income (2001)
White R 444 446 (321.7%) R 365 134 (353.8%) R 193 820 (400.6%)
Indian/Asian R 271 621 (196.6%) R 251 541 (243.7%) R 102 606 (212.1%)
Coloured R 172 765 (125.0%) R 112 172 (108.7%) R 51 440 (106.3%)
Black R 92 983 (67.3%) R 60 613 (58.7%) R 22 522 (46.5%)
Total R 138 168 (100%) R 103 204 (100%) R 48 385 (100%)
Percentage of workforce
Province Whites % of the workforce Whites % of population
Eastern Cape[58] 10% 4%
Free State
Gauteng[65] 25% 18%
KwaZulu-Natal[60] 11% 6%
Limpopo[61] 5% 2%
Mpumalanga
North West
Northern Cape[62] 19% 12%
Western Cape[66] 22% 18%
Total
Languages
Language 2011 2001 1996

Afrikaans 60.8% 59.1% 57.7%
English 35.9% 39.3% 38.6%
Other languages 3.3% 1.6% 3.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Religion
Religion among white South Africans remains high compared to other white ethnic groups, but
likewise it has shown a steady proportional drop in both membership and church attendance with
until recently the majority of white South Africans attending regular church services.
Religious affiliation of white South Africans (2001 census)[67]

Religion Number Percentage (%)
– Christianity 3,726,266 86.8%
– Dutch Reformed churches 1,450,861 33.8%
– Pentecostal/Charismatic/Apostolic churches 578,092 13.5%
– Methodist Church 343,167 8.0%
- Catholic Church 282,007 6.6%
– Anglican Church 250,213 5.8%
– Other Reformed churches 143,438 3.3%
– Baptist churches 78,302 1.8%
– Presbyterian churches 74,158 1.7%
– Lutheran churches 25,972 0.6%
– Other Christian churches 500,056 11.6%
Judaism 61,673 1.4%
Islam 8,409 0.2%
Hinduism 2,561 0.1%
No religion 377,007 8.8%
Other or undetermined 117,721 2.7%
Total 4,293,637 100%
Notable White South Africans
Science and technology

Christiaan Barnard, surgeon who performed first successful human heart transplant
Mike Botha, diamond cutter and educator; Yves Landry Award for Outstanding Innovation in
Education, Canada
Peter Sarnak, Princeton's Eugene Higgins professor of mathematics, specialising in number
theory
Stanley Skewes, mathematician whose work in number theory produced the record breaking
Skewes number
Percy Deift, mathematician specialising in analysis
Sydney Brenner, biologist; Nobel Prize, Physiology/Medicine 2002
Michael Levitt, biophysicist; Nobel Prize, Chemistry 2013
Allan McLeod Cormack, physicist; Nobel Prize, Medicine 1979
Gordon Murray, designer of Formula One race cars, including the Championship winning
McLaren MP4/4 and the ultra-exclusive McLaren F1 Roadcar
Elon Musk, entrepreneur & engineer: SpaceX, Tesla Motors, and PayPal
Basil Schonland, physicist
Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, a Linux based computer Operating system; first African in
space
Neil Turok, cosmologist

George F. R. Ellis, cosmologist
Max Theiler, virologist; Nobel Prize, Medicine 1951
Phillip Tobias, palaeo-anthropologist
Military
Flight Lieutenant Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor VC, DSO, MC and bar, DFC fighter ace, 1st World
War
Major William Bloomfield VC, South African East African campaign, 1st World War
Captain William Faulds VC MC, Delville Wood, 1st World War
Major John Frost DFC, South African Air Force fighter ace during the Second World War
Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Frederick Johnson Hayward VC, Western Front, 1st World War
Captain Petrus Hugo DSO DFC, fighter ace, Second World War
Squadron Leader Albert Gerald Lewis DFC, South African fighter ace, 2nd World War
Adolph "Sailor" Malan, Second World War ace fighter pilot
Squadron Leader John Dering Nettleton VC, Battle of Britain
Major Oswald Reid VC, 1st World War
Captain Clement Robertson VC, Western Front
Lieutenant Colonel John Sherwood-Kelly VC CMG DSO, Second Boer War, Bambatha Rebellion,
1st World War
Captain Quentin Smythe VC, North Africa 2nd World War
Major Edwin Swales VC DFC, pilot during the Second World War
Lieutenant Kevin Winterbottom HC, South African Air Force
Staff Sergeant Danny Roxo HC, 32 Battalion, South African Army
General Constand Viljoen SSA SD SOE SM MMM MP, former South African military chief and
former leader of the Freedom Front Plus
Air Vice Marshal John Frederick George Howe, CB, CBE, AFC (26 March 1930 – 27 January
2016)
Royalty and aristocracy

H.S.H. Charlene, Princess of Monaco
His Grace Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl
Arts and media

Jani Allan, columnist and radio commentator
Melinda Bam, Miss South Africa 2011
Joyce Barker, opera singer - soprano
Rolene Strauss, Miss World 2014
David Bateson, voice actor in the Hitman video game series
Bok van Blerk, singer
Neill Blomkamp, director
Herman Charles Bosman, writer
Johan Botha, opera singer - tenor

Breyten Breytenbach, writer and painter
Andre Brink, novelist
Johnny Clegg, musician noted for performing in Juluka and Savuka
Penelope Coelen, Miss World 1958
Mimi Coertse, soprano - opera singer
J. M. Coetzee, novelist; Nobel Prize, Literature 2003
Megan Coleman, Miss South Africa 2006
Elizabeth Connell, opera singer - mezzo soprano, soprano
Sharlto Copley, actor
John Cranko, ballet dancer and choreographer
Robyn Curnow, CNN International's anchor
Frederick Dalberg, opera singer - bass
Embeth Davidtz, actress, South African-American, born to South African parents in Indiana
Kurt Darren, singer
Die Antwoord, band; rap-rave group formed in Cape Town
Collette Dinnigan, South African born fashion designer.
Kim Engelbrecht, actress
Elisabeth Eybers, poet
Duncan Faure, singer-songwriter and musician
Nicole Flint, Miss South Africa 2008
Athol Fugard, playwright
Edwin Gagiano, South African-born Actor, filmmaker, singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.
Dean Geyer, actor and singer
Goldfish, electronic duo originating from Cape Town.
Nadine Gordimer, writer; Nobel Prize, Literature 1991
Stefans Grové, composer and writer
Cariba Heine, actress
François Henning, singer
Sonja Herholdt, recording artist
Jacques Imbrailo, opera singer - baritone
Sid James, actor, Carry On team
Trevor Jones, composer
Ingrid Jonker, poet
John Joubert, Composer
Peter Klatzow, composer
Gé Korsten, opera singer - tenor, actor
Alice Krige, actress
Antjie Krog, writer
Kongos; rock band
Caspar Lee, YouTuber, actor
Locnville, electro hop music duo
Lara Logan, journalist and war correspondent
Eugène Nielen Marais, poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist
Monica Mason, ballet dancer and director of the Royal Ballet

Dalene Matthee, writer
Dave Matthews, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
Deon Meyer, writer
Shaun Morgan, singer and guitarist for the rock band Seether
Marita Napier, opera singer - soprano
Anton Nel, pianist
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss Universe 2017
The Parlotones, indie rock band from Johannesburg
Alan Paton, writer
Graham Payn, actor, singer
Madelaine Petsch, actress, model, YouTuber
Sasha Pieterse, actress in the hit ABC family series Pretty Little Liars
Brendan Peyper, singer
Tanit Phoenix, actress, fashion model
Hubert du Plessis, composer
William Plomer, novelist, poet and literary editor
Sir Laurens van der Post, controversial author, conservationist, explorer, journalist and confidant
to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
Behati Prinsloo, model
Trevor Rabin, musician and composer, member of the rock band Yes
Basil Rathbone, actor
J. R. Rotem, productor, songwriter and music publisher
Neil Sandilands, actor, director and cinematographer
Stelio Savante American Movie Award-winning and SAG Nominated actor
Olive Schreiner, South African writer, remembered for her novel The Story of an African Farm
(1883).
Leon Schuster, comedian, filmmaker, actor, presenter and singer
Sir Antony Sher, actor
Troye Sivan, YouTuber, singer (half Australian)
Cliff Simon, actor and athlete
Phyllis Spira, ballerina, Prima Ballerina Assoluta
Winston Sterzel, YouTuber, first China vlogger and cofounder of ADVChina
Gerhard Steyn, singer
Miriam Stockley, singer
Tammin Sursok, actress, born in South Africa, but raised in Australia
Candice Swanepoel, model.
Esta TerBlanche, actress and model
Charlize Theron, Academy Award-winning Actor
Elize du Toit, actress
Jakob Daniël du Toit, poet
Pieter-Dirk Uys, performer and satirist, creator of Evita Bezuidenhout
Musetta Vander, actress
Kevin Volans, composer and pianist
Arnold Vosloo, actor

Casper de Vries, comedian
Justine Waddell, actress
Deon van der Walt, opera singer - tenor
Kyle Watson, record producer and DJ.
Arnold van Wyk, composer
N. P. van Wyk Louw, poet
Business
Etienne de Villiers, investor; media and sports executive
Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore Xstrata, one of the world's largest commodity trading and
mining companies[68]
Sol Kerzner, accountant and business magnate mainly in the casino resort sector
Harry Oppenheimer, chairman of Anglo American Corporation for 25 years and De Beers
Consolidated Mines for 27 years
Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of the De Beers diamond mining company and its subsidiary, the
Diamond Trading Company
Anton Rupert, founder of the Rembrandt Group
Johann Rupert, chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and South Africa-
based company Remgro
Desmond Sacco, Chairman and managing director of Assore Limited
Christo Wiese, consumer Retail business magnate
Politics
Louis Botha, farmer, soldier, statesman; first Prime Minister of South Africa
P. W. Botha, former State President of South Africa
F. W. de Klerk, former State President of South Africa
Marike de Klerk, former First Lady of South Africa, murdered in her home in 2001
Sir Patrick Duncan Governor-General at the start of the Second World War
Ruth First, anti-apartheid activist and scholar
Sir James Percy FitzPatrick, author, politician and businessman
Derek Hanekom, Deputy Minister of Technology; prominent ANC member of Parliament
Nicholas Haysom, Former legal adviser to Nelson Mandela, former United Nations Special
Representative to Afghanistan
Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayor of Cape Town
Sandra Laing, white girl reclassified as "Coloured" during the apartheid era
D. F. Malan, former Prime Minister of South Africa
Pieter Mulder, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries; leader of the Freedom
Front Plus
Andries Pretorius, former leader of the Voortrekkers who was instrumental in the creation of the
South African Republic
Harry Schwarz, lawyer, politician, diplomat and anti-apartheid leader
Joe Slovo, former leader of the South African Communist Party played key part in constitutional
negotiations in 1990s
Field Marshal Jan Smuts, soldier, politician and former Prime Minister of South Africa during both
World Wars. Only person to sign both world War peace treaties on the winning side.
Jan Steytler, first leader of Progressive Party of South Africa, former MP
Helen Suzman, anti-apartheid activist and former MP, solo anti-apartheid parliamentarian from
1961 to 1974 representing Progressive Party (South Africa), served on first Independent Electoral
Commission supervising first non-racial national elections in South Africa
Colin Eglin, former leader of the Progressive Party (South Africa) and its successors and former
MP, played key role in building up parliamentary opposition to apartheid in the 1970s and 1980s,
and in constitutional negotiations in 1990s
Zach de Beer, former Progressive Party (South Africa) MP, subsequent leader of Democratic
Party and post-apartheid ambassador to The Netherlands, also played key part in constitutional
negotiations in 1990s
Rick Crouch, City Councillor in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Eugène Terre'Blanche, former leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging; murdered
Marthinus van Schalkwyk, previous Minister of Tourism and ANC member of Parliament; played a
key role in merging the National Party into the ANC
Hendrik Verwoerd, former Prime Minister of South Africa; primary architect of Apartheid;
assassinated in Cape Town, in the House of Assembly
Helen Zille, former leader of the Democratic Alliance and Premier of the Western Cape
Sport
Willem Alberts, professional rugby player
Kevin Anderson, professional tennis player
Clive Barker, former footballer and football coach, led the South Africa national football team to
victory in the 1996 African Cup of Nations
Matthew Booth, former footballer
Francois Botha, professional boxer
Michael Botha, professional rugby player
Mark Boucher, former professional cricketer
Vincent Breet, rower
Okkert Brits, former pole vaulter, holds the African record and only African in the "6 metres club"
Schalk Brits, professional rugby player
Zola Budd, former track and field runner, broke the world record in the women's 5000 m twice in
under three years
Schalk Burger, former professional rugby player
Jan-Henning Campher, rugby player
Bradley Carnell, former footballer
Gerrie Coetzee, former boxer, first boxer from Africa to win a world heavyweight title
Tony Coyle, former footballer
Hansie Cronje, professional cricketer
Lood de Jager, professional rugby player
Faf de Klerk, professional rugby player
Quinton de Kock, professional cricketer
Roger De Sá, former footballer

AB de Villiers, professional batsman
Giniel de Villiers, racing driver and winner of the 2009 Dakar Rally
Jean de Villiers, former professional rugby player
Allan Donald, professional cricketer
Faf du Plessis, professional cricketer
Natalie du Toit, paralympian swimmer
Pieter-Steph du Toit, professional rugby player
Thomas du Toit, professional rugby player
Ernie Els, professional golfer, former World No. 1 and winner of four Majors
Eben Etzebeth, professional rugby player
Brett Evans, former footballer and current football coach
Paul Evans, former footballer
Rowen Fernández, former footballer
Lyndon Ferns, former swimmer and gold medallist in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2004
Summer Olympics
Wayne Ferreira, former tennis player
Mark Fish, former footballer
Dean Furman, footballer, captain of South African team
Retief Goosen, professional golfer, twice US Open champion
Penny Heyns, former swimmer, the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won
both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events, at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Pierre Issa, former footballer
Liam Jordan, footballer
Steven Kitshoff, professional rugby player
Vincent Koch, professional rugby player
Johan Kriek, former professional tennis player and winner of the 1981 Australian Open
Jesse Kriel, professional rugby player
Patrick Lambie, former professional rugby player
Grant Langston, former professional motocross rider who competed in Europe and the US
Chad le Clos, swimmer and gold medalist in the 200m butterfly at the 2012 Summer Olympics in
London
Raymond Leppan, professional wrestler, formerly signed with World Wrestling Entertainment
performing under the name "Adam Rose"
Paul Lloyd Jr., professional wrestler, formerly signed with World Wrestling Entertainment where he
performed under the name Justin Gabriel
Francois Louw, professional rugby player
Calvin Marlin, former footballer
Malcolm Marx, professional rugby player
Victor Matfield, former professional rugby player
Hank McGregor, surf skier and kayak marathon champion
Elana Meyer, former long-distance runner, set 15 km road running and half marathon African
records
Percy Montgomery, former rugby union player and current record holder for both caps and points
for the Springboks
Albie Morkel, cricketer

Morne Morkel, cricketer
Franco Mostert, professional rugby player
Karen Muir, former swimmer
Franco Naudé, professional rugby player
Ryk Neethling, former swimmer and gold medallist in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2004
Summer Olympics
Ricardo Nunes, footballer
Louis Oosthuizen, professional golfer, winner of 2010 Open Championship
François Pienaar, former captain of the Springboks, leading South Africa to victory in the 1995
Rugby World Cup
Kevin Pietersen, former England international cricketer
Gary Player, professional golfer
Oscar Pistorius, former paralympic athlete; convicted of the murder of his girlfriend
Handré Pollard, professional rugby player
Jacques Potgieter, former professional rugby player
Gary Player, former professional golfer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the
history of golf
André Pretorius, former rugby player
Cobus Reinach, professional rugby player
Jonty Rhodes, professional cricketer
Glen Salmon, former footballer
Corrie Sanders, in 2003 became the WBO heavyweight champion; murdered in 2012
Jody Scheckter, former Formula One auto-racer and winner of 1979 Formula One season
Louis Schreuder, professional rugby player
Roland Schoeman, swimmer and gold medallist in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2004
Summer Olympics
Charl Schwartzel, professional golfer and winner of the 2011 Masters Tournament
Dillon Sheppard, former footballer
Jan Serfontein, professional rugby player
Dillon Sheppard, former footballer
John Smit, former captain of the Springboks, leading South Africa to victory in the 2007 Rugby
World Cup
Graeme Smith, former captain of the Proteas
Kwagga Smith, professional rugby player
R.G. Snyman, professional rugby player
Dale Steyn, cricket pace bowler
Carla Swart, collegiate cyclist, won nineteen individual and team cycling titles
Eric Tinkler, former footballer
Neil Tovey, former captain of the South Africa national football team, leading the team to victory in
the 1996 African Cup of Nations
Darian Townsend, swimmer and gold medallist in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer
Olympics
Andrew Tucker, former footballer
Hans Vonk, former footballer, South Africa's first choice goalkeeper during 1998 Fifa World Cup
Cameron van der Burgh, swimmer who represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics
and at the 2012 Summer Olympics winning gold at the 100-meter breaststroke in a new world
record
Rassie van der Dussen, professional cricketer
Janine van Wyk, footballer and captain of South Africa women's national football team
Duane Vermeulen, professional rugby player
Douglas Whyte, horse racing jockey, 13-time Hong Kong champion jockey
Ivan Winstanley, former footballer
Neil Winstanley, former footballer
Other
Mariette Bosch, murderer executed by the government of Botswana in 2001 for the murder of
South African Ria Wolmarans
Henri van Breda, murderer who killed his parents and brother in January 2015
See also
White Africans of European ancestry
Bantu peoples of South Africa
Coloureds
Khoisan
Asian South Africans
Indian South Africans
Japanese South Africans
Chinese South Africans
Romani people
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a distinct language. The majority of English-speaking White

History Eastern Cape 310,000

Unemployment Related ethnic groups

The number of white South Africans resident in their home country

Diaspora and emigration

In recent decades, there has been a steady proportional decline in

Like many other communities strongly affiliated with the West

The new phenomenon of white poverty is mostly blamed on the

Density of the White South African

South Africa 2001 linguistic

White pop. White pop. % province % province change % total

Former South African President Jacob Zuma commented in 2009

1961 3,117,000 19.1% Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates, 1961

1981 4,603,000 18.0% Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates, 1981

4,652,006 Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates, 2019 (http://www.statssa.gov.za/pub

Year Total fertility rate[52] Source

1960 3.5 SARPN

2001[53] 1.8 hst.org.za

2006[53] 1.8 hst.org.za

2011 1.7 Census 2011

The average life expectancy at birth for males and females

1980[54] 70.3 66.8 73.8

Province White unemployment rate (strict)

Eastern Cape[58] 4.5%

Northern Cape[62] 4.5%

Western Cape 2.0%

Average annual household income by population group of the household head.[63][64]

Province Whites % of the workforce Whites % of population

Eastern Cape[58] 10% 4%

Gauteng[65] 25% 18%

Northern Cape[62] 19% 12%

Western Cape[66] 22% 18%

Language 2011 2001 1996

Religious affiliation of white South Africans (2001 census)[67]

Notable White South Africans

Science and technology

Neil Turok, cosmologist

Royalty and aristocracy

Arts and media

Johan Botha, opera singer - tenor

Monica Mason, ballet dancer and director of the Royal Ballet

Arnold Vosloo, actor

Roger De Sá, former footballer

Albie Morkel, cricketer

21. Do 400,000 whites live in squatter camps in South Africa? No (https://africacheck.org/reports/do-4

51. "South Africa" (https://web.archive.org/web/20081119045440/http://www.sarpn.org.za/documents/

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