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The Coloured Community of South Africa

Aspects of identity in Cape Town's coloured community in the township of Mitchells Plain

In South Africa the word 'coloured' is used to describe people of mixed heritage and was used during Apartheid to describe a distinct racial group. This programme explores aspects of identity in Cape Town's coloured community. With interviews from people living in the coloured township of Mitchells Plain and the Nigerian-Scottish writer and poet Adewale Maja-Pearce.

Presenter: Penny Boreham

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30 minutes

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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project