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Coloureds (Afrikaans: Kleurlinge or Bruinmense, lit. 'Brown people') are a multiracial ethnic group native to Southern Africa who have ancestry from more than one of the various populations inhabiting the region, including Khoisan, Bantu, European, Austronesian, South Asian, or East Asian. Because of the combination of ethnicities, different families and individuals within a family may have a variety of different physical features. Coloured was a legally defined racial classification during apartheid.In the Western Cape, a distinctive Cape Coloured and affiliated Cape Malay culture developed. In other parts of Southern Africa, people classified as Coloured were usually the descendants of individuals from two distinct ethnicities. Genetic studies suggest the group has the highest levels of mixed ancestry in the world. Mitochondrial DNA studies have demonstrated that the maternal lines of the Coloured population are descended mostly from African Khoisan women. This ethnicity shows a gender-biased admixture. Male lines originate from Nguni, Southern African, West African, and East African populations at 45.2%; Western European lineages at 37.3%; and South Asian/Southeast Asian lineages at 17.5%.Coloureds are mostly found in the western part of South Africa. In Cape Town, they form 45.4% of the total population, according to the South African National Census of 2011.: 56–59 The apartheid-era Population Registration Act, 1950 and subsequent amendments, codified the Coloured identity and defined its subgroups. Indian South Africans were initially classified under the act as a subgroup of Coloured. As a consequence of Apartheid policies and despite the abolition of the Population Registration Act in 1991, Coloureds are regarded as one of four race groups in South Africa. These groups (blacks, whites, Coloureds and Indians) still tend to have strong racial identities and to classify themselves and others as members of these race groups. The classification continues to persist in government policy, to an extent, as a result of attempts at redress such as Black Economic Empowerment and Employment Equity.

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  1. J

    URGENT I have a nu-heat UHS installed in 2006. Recently I’ve noticed a dark orange coloured substance appearing in 2 of the flow

    Can anyone help me identify the cloudy orange contaminant and suggest a remedy?
  2. W

    Help needed with a cream coloured nightmare

    As mentioned previous thread, I broke an unusual slab style basin in a cream colour. Insurance won't pay out. Photos below. As these are no longer available a section of cream worktop and a cream semi recessed basin (as closely colour matched as possible) seems to be Plan A. I'm not a bathroom...
  3. Ted808

    Coloured sanitary ware wanted-retro!?

    Hi does anyone know if you can get the old blue/green/ salmon pink etc loo or basins? There must be some salvage yard or something. I need a dark green basin and have a blue c/c toilet to trade? :rofl:
  4. U

    Rust Coloured Water

    Hi, getting dirty water through the taps in my upstairs bathroom but when I run the tap downstairs in the kitchen it is clear. Have a combi boiler so no storage tank. Have ran the cold tap for over 30 mins and it's still the same. Any ideas on what could be causing it? Cheers Stevie
  5. D

    Coloured pipe insulation?

    Anyone know of any companies that make pipe lagging in different colours as apposed to the usual black or grey? Doing a washroom where pipework has had to be wall mounted and would be nice to have white or cream lagging. Google has failed me. Cheers
  6. M

    White/ very light coloured cement.

    It's been years since I have had to make some and I always use ready mix from the merchants. How do I do it again? Is it white sand and cement?
  7. C

    funny tasting / coloured water problem!

    went to a house today to a compliant "water is cloudish and tastes funny , but only when we use the hot tap, the cold is fine , when we run the bath the water stinks and is always off coloured, father in law reckons its the smell of flux but we havent had any plumbing work undertaken in the...
  8. P

    Coloured baths

    Is there anywhere that sells/manufactures coloured baths? Our peach bath is well past it's sell by date, but there is nothing wrong with the sink, toilet or tiles. I'm not a dedicated slave to fashion, so don't care if I'm not cool, and I don't want to waste money just because the media has...
  9. Riley

    Bronze/gold coloured towel rads

    Hi folks. Doing a job for a customer and they require a new towel rail. However all the fittings in their bathroom are gold/bronze in colour. Can anyone recommend a supplier that sells such things for less than £500 ?? I'm struggling to find any deals. Cheers
  10. G

    NEW! Multi coloured Toilets....

    Well, what can I say except they are different......
  11. M

    Waste pipe free standing bath

    hi, whats the best way of runing the waste for a free standing bath. Can't imagine 1.5 black waste will look too great if on show.
  12. B

    Faa's ma leak

    Hi...I bought a new build house 7 years ago. Never again...everything provided by the lowest bidder. Boiler is a Vokera Mynute 20e running 13 radiators, plastic pipe. Suddenly 2 days ago it lost all water pressure. When I fill it pressure falls from 1.5 bar to zero in less than a minute...
  13. M

    Carn't Get Cistern Lid Off New Bog

    Hi All I bought this modern bathroom suite from B&Q and I cannot get the lid off the cistern. The dual flush button is in the lid, I have tried turning the button surround to see if its threaded. I only want to have a look inside and make sure nothing is loose before installing...
  14. A

    Meter Test Nipple

    Hi Guys, Just had a friend ring me with a broken test nipple in the meter,ie, the screw has snapped and can't remove the broken threaded part of the screw. He tried all local suppliers and was looking to buy the whole unit,ie the part that the screw fits into and replace both components. He...
  15. G

    fernox TF1 leaking

    hello i am installing right now a Fernox TF1 filter, no problem for the installation, but i notce a leak coming from the inlet/outlet port where it screws to the main body. I never touched it because the return to the boiler runs vertical and the flow direction is as indicated on the filter...
  16. J

    1 radiator cold on single pipe system

    The single pipe system comprises 4 downstairs radiators and 7 upstairs. It has worked fine in previous years and all radiators have heated up. It has been dormant all summer and now when kicked into life all the radiators heat up except one. I have removed and flushed out the radiator (very...
  17. S

    Valiant Ecotec 824 plus

    Just moved some radiators. However cannot find any filling loop on the valiant 824.How do I fill it up again. New purchase - No manual available. Thanks.
  18. T

    Mira Mixer Shower No Hot Water

    Please can someone help! I think ( am not sure) I have a mira (defo mira) it is either power shower, or mixer shower, its stainless steele plumbed into wall. Gas boiler provides the hot water. This morning I used it, it was fine, although when I went to switch it off it just kept dribbling...
  19. P

    Coloured sanitary ware

    Just incase anybody goes to a job and they need a pink toilet. These guys sell coloured sanitary ware. I have not used them myself and have know idea how much they charge but probably a handy link to have. they are based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Home | Sanitaryware discontinued and obsolete...
  20. M

    business cards

    getting business cards made up at the minute and wanted a few ideas from my fellow plumbers could you please post a image of your business cards?
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