Cape Coloureds () are a

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ethnic group consisted primarily of persons of

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and

Khoisan Khoisan , or (), according to the contemporary Khoekhoegowab orthography, is a catch-all term for those indigenous peoples of Southern Africa who do not speak one of the Bantu languages, combining the (formerly "Khoikhoi") and the or ( in ...

descent. Although

Coloureds Coloureds ( af, Kleurlinge or , ) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in Southern Africa who may have ancestry from more than one of the various populations inhabiting the region, including African, European, and Asian. Sout ...

form a minority group within

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, they are the predominant population group in the

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. They are generally bilingual, speaking

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans g ...

and English, though some speak only one of these. Some Cape Coloureds may code switch, speaking a

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of Afrikaans and English called also known as Cape Slang (Capy) or , meaning Kitchen Afrikaans. Cape Coloureds were classified under

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as a subset of the larger

Coloured Coloureds ( af, Kleurlinge or , ) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in Southern Africa who may have ancestry from more than one of the various populations inhabiting the region, including African, European, and Asian. Sout ...

race group. At least one genetic study indicates that Cape Coloureds have an ancestry consisting of the following ethnic groups: *

: (32–43%) * Bantu-speaking Africans: (20–36%) *

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: (21–28%) *

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s: (9–11%)

Origin and history

The Cape Coloureds are a heterogeneous South African ethnic group, with diverse ancestral links. Ancestry may include European settlers, indigenous Khoi and San and

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, and slaves imported from the Dutch East Indies (or a combination of all). People from

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and the islands within the Indian Ocean region were also taken to the Cape and sold into slavery by the Dutch settlers. The Indian slaves were almost invariably given Christian names but their places of origin were indicated in the records of sales and other documents so that it is possible to get an idea of the ratio of slaves from different regions. These slaves were, however, dispersed and lost their Indian cultural identity over the course of time. Slaves of Malay and other ancestry were brought from

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, and

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. This diverse assortment of people was subsequently classified as a single group under the

Apartheid Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...

regime. Under Apartheid, under the

Population Registration Act The Population Registration Act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of South Africa be classified and registered in accordance with their racial characteristics as part of the system of apartheid. Social rights, political rights, educational ...

as amended, the term ''Cape Coloured'' referred to a subset of

South Africans, with subjective criteria having been used by the bureaucracy to determine whether a person was a Cape Coloured, or belonged to one of a number of other related subgroups such as the "

Cape Malays Cape Malays (, in Arabies script) also known as Cape Muslims or Malays, are a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa. They are the descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world who lived at the Cape du ...

", or "Other Coloureds".

Cape Coloureds in the media

A group of Cape Coloureds were interviewed in the documentary series '' Ross Kemp on Gangs''. One of the gang members who participated in the interview mentioned that black South Africans have been the main beneficiaries of South African social promotion initiatives while the Cape Coloureds have been further marginalised. The 2009 film ''I'm Not Black, I'm Coloured - Identity Crisis at the Cape of Good Hope'' (Monde World Films, US release) is one of the first historical documentary films to explore the legacy of Apartheid through the viewpoint of the Cape Coloured community, including interviews with elders, pastors, members of Parliament, students and everyday people struggling to find their identity in the new South Africa. The film's 2016 sequel ''Word of Honour: Reclaiming Mandela’s Promise'' (Monde World Films, US release) Various books have covered the subject matter of Coloured identity and heritage. Patric Tariq Mellet, heritage activist and author of 'The Camissa Embrace' and co-creator of The Camissa Museum, has composed a vast online blog archive ('Camissa People') of heritage information concerning Coloured ancestry tracing to the Indigenous San and Khoe and Malagasy, East African, Indonesian, Indian, Bengal and Sri Lankan slaves.

Terminology

The term "

coloured Coloureds ( af, Kleurlinge or , ) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in Southern Africa who may have ancestry from more than one of the various populations inhabiting the region, including African, European, and Asian. Sout ...

" is currently treated as a neutral description in Southern Africa, classifying people of mixed race ancestry. "Coloured" may be seen as offensive in some other western countries, such as Britain and the United States of America.

Notable people

Politicians

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* Zackie Achmat, South African HIV/AIDS activist and filmmaker *

Neville Alexander Neville Edward Alexander (22 October 1936 – 27 August 2012) was a proponent of a multilingual South Africa and a former revolutionary who spent ten years on Robben Island as a fellow-prisoner of Nelson Mandela. Early life Alexander was born i ...

, Political activist, educationalist and lecturer. * Allan Boesak (Political activist & Cleric). * Patricia de Lille, former

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, then Independent Democrats leader, then Democratic Alliance mayor of

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, now leader of Good Party *

Tony Ehrenreich Tony Ehrenreich is a South African trade-unionist and regional secretary of the Western Cape region of COSATU. Political career Ehrenreich joined COSATU in 1989, raising to become its National Deputy General-Secretary from 1999 to 2001. He ...

, South African trades unionist. * Zainunnisa Gool, South African Political activist and representative on the Cape Town City Council. * Alex La Guma, South African novelist and leader of the South African Coloured People's Organisation. *

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, former Finance Minister, currently Head of the National Planning Commission of South Africa. *

Peter Marais Petrus Jacobus "Peter" Marais (born 4 September 1948) is a South African politician who is currently serving as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. He previously served as the inaugural Mayor of Cape Town from 2000 until his di ...

, former Unicity Mayor of Cape Town and Former Premier of the Western Cape * Gerald Morkel, former mayor of

* Dan Plato, Western Cape Community Safety Minister. * Dulcie September, political activist. * Adam Small, political activist, poet and writer. * Percy Sonn, former president of the

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. *

Simon van der Stel Simon van der Stel (14 October 1639 – 24 June 1712) was the last commander and first Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony, the settlement at the Cape of Good Hope. Background Simon was the son of Adriaan van der Steland Maria Lievens, a ...

, last commander and first Governor of the

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Artists and writers

Peter Abrahams Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017), commonly known as Peter Abrahams, was a South African-born novelist, journalist and political commentator who in 1956 settled in Jamaica, where he lived for the rest of his life. Hi ...

, writer *

Tyrone Appollis Tyrone Appollis is a South African artist and poet. Education He studied art at the Community Arts Project under Cecil Skotnes between 1982 and 1987. He was active in the formation of the Mitchells Plain Art Group in 1988. He has held numer ...

, academic * Willie Bester * Dennis Brutus, journalist, poet, activist *

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Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (born 17 February 1966)Phillippa Yaa de Vill ...

, writer and performance artist *

Garth Erasmus Garth Erasmus (born April 12, 1956, in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa) is a South African artist who works in several media, including painting. Early life and education He attended Paterson High School in Port Elizabeth and later at ...

, artist * Diana Ferrus, poet, writer and performance artist * Oliver Hermanus, writer, director *

Rozena Maart Rozena Maart (born 1962) is a South African writer, and professor, currently living in Durban. She is the Director for the Centre for Critical Research on Race and Identity. She has been recognized for her writing, and for her work opposing aparth ...

, writer *

Mustafa Maluka Mustafa Maluka (born 1976, Cape Town, South Africa) is an artist known for his portraits. Biography Maluka grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, but came of age in Amsterdam, the Netherlands where he studied at De Ateliers postgraduate art instit ...

* Dr.

Don Mattera Donato Francisco Mattera (29 December 1935 – 18 July 2022), better known as Don Mattera, was a South African poet and author. Overview Born in 1935 in Western Native Township (now Westbury), Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, Mattera g ...

* James Matthews, writer *

Selwyn Milborrow Selwyn Milborrow, (21 August 1967) is a South African author, poet and freelance journalist. Some of his works published in English, Afrikaans and Dutch are studied in South African high schools and prescribed at Universities. Early years Milb ...

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Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh (born 4 January 1989) is a South African author, musician and activist. Mpofu-Walsh was president of the University of Cape Town Students' Representative Council in 2010. He holds a DPhil in International Relations from the Uni ...

* Arthur Nortje, poet *

Robin Rhode Robin Rhode (born 1976) is a South African artist based in Berlin. He has made wall drawings, photographs and sculptures. Education Rhode was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He studied fine art at Technikon Witwatersrand in Johannesburg (n ...

* Richard Moore Rive, writer *

Tracey Rose Tracey Rose is a South African artist who lives and works in Johannesburg. Rose is best known for her performances, video installations, and photographs. Biography Rose was born in 1974 in Durban, South Africa. She attended the University o ...

* Adam Small, writer * Zoë Wicomb, writer *

Athol Williams Athol Williams (born 20 June 1970) is a South African poet, social philosopher and public intellectual based at Oxford University. Life Williams was born in Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa, and grew up in Mitchells Plain, the coloured to ...

, poet, writer, scholar,

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Actors and actresses

Quanita Adams Quanita Adams is stage and screen actress living in Cape Town, South Africa. She has performed in the movies ''Forgiveness'' (2004, alongside Arnold Vosloo), ''Cape of Good Hope'' (2004) and ''Skeem'' (2011). She has appeared on stage in n ...

, actress * Natalie Becker, actress *

Lesley-Ann Brandt Lesley-Ann Brandt (born 2 December 1981) is a South African actress. Brandt has acted in a number of New Zealand television series and first came to international notice with her role as a slave girl Naevia in the series '' Spartacus: Blood and S ...

, actress *

Meryl Cassie Meryl Danielle Cassie (born 2 April 1984) is a New Zealand actress and singer. She has three children, a son, Rylon born in 2006 and two daughters Breeze (Born 18 October 2013) and Diaz (born 2015). She is most famous for her role as Ebony in t ...

, actress from the television series '' The Tribe''. *

Vincent Ebrahim Vincent Ebrahim (born 1951) is a South African actor and comedian. He is known for portraying the roles of Ashwin in the BBC later Sky One comedy series '' The Kumars at No. 42'' (2001–2006, 2014), pub landlord Bobby in the BBC One comedy seri ...

, actor * Vinette Ebrahim, actress * Kim Engelbrecht, actress,

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, Aarendsvlei *

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, actress,

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(resides in Canada) *

Shamilla Miller Shamilla Miller (born 14 September 1988) is a South African actress, television presenter and model. She is best known for her roles in ''Amaza'', ''Forced Love'', ''Tali's Baby Diary'', '' Troy: Fall of a City'', and '' The Girl from St. Agnes' ...

, actress * Blossom Tainton-Lindquist

Beauty queens

* Tansey Coetzee, Miss South Africa 2007 * Tamaryn Green, Miss South Africa 2018 * Amy Kleinhans, former Miss South Africa 1992 and first non-white Miss South Africa. *

Liesl Laurie Liesl Laurie (born 24 December 1990 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2015. She has represented her country at the Miss World 2015, in Sanya, China on 19 ...

, Miss South Africa 2015 *

Jo-Ann Strauss Jo-Ann Cindy Strauss (born 3 February 1981 in Cape Town) is a South African model, public speaker and businesswoman. In 2001, she represented her country as Miss South Africa at the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico as well as at the Miss ...

, Miss South Africa 2000, media personality and business woman.

Musicians

* AKA, hip-hop recording artist * Fallon Bowman, South African-born guitarist, singer, and actor. *

Jonathan Butler Jonathan Kenneth Butler (born 10 October 1961) is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as R&B, jazz fusion or worship music. Biography Born and raised in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, during A ...

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musician. * Paxton Fielies, singer *

Jean Grae Tsidi Ibrahim (born November 26, 1976), known professionally as Jean Grae (formerly What? What?), is an American rapper from Manhattan, New York City. Jean rose in the underground hip hop scene in New York City and has built an international f ...

, hip-hop artist. * Paul Hanmer, pianist and composer *

Abdullah Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim (born Adolph Johannes Brand on 9 October 1934 and formerly known as Dollar Brand) is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cap ...

, jazz pianist *

Robbie Jansen Robert Edward Jansen (5 August 1949 – 7 July 2010) was a South African musician. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Biography Jansen began his career in the pop band The Rockets. The first instruments he played were concertina and mouth o ...

, musician * Trevor Jones, South African-born film composer. *

Taliep Petersen Taliep Petersen (15 April 1950 – 16 December 2006) was a South African singer, composer and director of a number of popular musicals. He worked most notably with David Kramer, with whom he won an Olivier Award. Career One of "South Africa' ...

, musician and director *

YoungstaCPT Riyadh Roberts (born Riyadh Emandien; 23 December 1991), known professionally as YoungstaCPT (or simply YoungCPT), is a South African rapper and songwriter. He is known for incorporating details about his Cape Malay culture and his Cape Town r ...

, rapper

Others

Marc Lottering Marc Eugene Lottering (born 4 December 1967) is a stand-up comedian from Cape Town, South Africa, and grew up in the Retreat townships of the Cape Flats. His first show was titled "AFTER THE BEEP" in 1997. In 2001 he won the Vita Award for Be ...

, comedian *

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, television presenter. *

Trevor Noah Trevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is a South African-born comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and former television host. He was the host of ''The Daily Show'', an American late-night talk show and satirical news progra ...

Athletics

* Shaun Abrahams, 800m runner *

Cornel Fredericks Cornel Edwin Fredericks (born 3 March 1990 in Worcester, Western Cape) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 48.14 seconds. He was the silver medallist at the 2 ...

, track-and-field sprinter * Paul Gorries, Sprinter * Leigh Julius, 2004-08 Olympian *

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, 2004 Olympian, Commonwealth medallist *

Wayde van Niekerk Wayde van Niekerk (South African English: , ; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world and Olympic record holder, having set the recor ...

, track-and-field sprinter, Olympic and World Champion, and World Record Holder

Cricket

* Paul Adams *

Vincent Barnes Vincent Alexander Barnes (born 15 February 1960 in Cape Town) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province and Transvaal. Barnes, a coloured fast bowler with a slingy action, played most of his cricket durin ...

Loots Bosman Lungile Edgar Bosman (born 14 April 1977) is a former South African international cricketer. He was a top order right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He played domestic cricket for Dolphins, and appeared for South ...

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Basil D'Oliveira Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE OIS (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011) was an England international cricketer of South African Cape Coloured background, whose potential selection by England for the scheduled 1968–69 tour of apartheid-era South ...

* Damian D'Oliveira *

JP Duminy Jean-Paul Duminy (born 14 April 1984), more commonly known as JP Duminy, is a South African cricket commentator, and former international cricketer. He was vice-captain of the South Africa Twenty20 team. He is a left-handed batsman and a rig ...

Herschelle Gibbs Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer, who played all formats of the game for fourteen years. A right-handed batsman, mostly opened the batting, Gibbs became the first player to hi ...

Beuran Hendricks Beuran Eric Hendricks (born 8 June 1990) is a South African cricketer who plays as a left-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batter for Western Province. He made his international debut for South Africa in March 2014. Domestic career Fol ...

Reeza Hendricks Reeza Raphael Hendricks (born 14 August 1989) is a South African cricketer who plays for Gauteng and for the South Africa national cricket team. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He made his international debut for South Africa in November 2 ...

* Omar Henry *

Garnett Kruger Garnett John-Peter Kruger (born 5 January 1977) is a South African cricketer. Kruger started his first-class cricket career in 1997–98 for Eastern Province B, moving up to the A team in 1999–2000. In 2003–04 he played for Gauteng, before mo ...

Charl Langeveldt Charl Kenneth Langeveldt (born 17 December 1974) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who is currently a bowling coach with the South Africa national cricket team. As a cricket player, he played all formats of the game. A right ...

Wayne Parnell Wayne Dillon Parnell (born 30 July 1989) is a South African professional cricketer who most recently played for Northamptonshire in English county cricket. Previously, Parnell played Test cricket, One Day International cricket and Twenty20 matc ...

* Alviro Petersen *

Robin Peterson Robin John Peterson (born 4 August 1979) is a former South African cricketer who bowls left arm spin and is a capable batsman. He has played 14 Tests and over 70 ODIs for South Africa. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 9 ...

Keegan Petersen Keegan Darryl Petersen (born 8 August 1993) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and occasional leg break bowler, he has played for Boland, Cape Cobras, Knights and Northern Cape in South African domesti ...

* Vernon Philander *

Dane Piedt Dane Leeroy Piedt (born 6 March 1990) is a South African former cricketer. He played for the Cape Cobras. He made his Test cricket debut for South Africa against Zimbabwe in August 2014. In March 2020, Piedt announced his retirement from cricke ...

Ashwell Prince Ashwell Gavin Prince (born 28 May 1977) is a former South African cricketer and captain who played all formats of the game for South Africa. At the age of 29, he became the first non-white man to captain the South African cricket team when he st ...

* Roger Telemachus

Field hockey

* Clyde Abrahams *

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Ignatius Malgraff Ignatius Malgraff (born 17 February 1993 in East London, South Africa) is a South African field hockey player. Malgraff represented South Africa in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is ...

Football

* Cole Alexander *

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Oswin Appollis Oswin Reagan Appollis (born 25 August 2001) is a South African soccer player currently playing as a winger for South African Premier Division club Polokwane City and the South Africa national team. Honours South Africa *Africa Cup of Nations ...

Andre Arendse Andre Leander Arendse (born 27 June 1967) is a South African former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He now works as an assistant and goalkeeper coach for Supersport United and has also been a co-presenter with SuperSport. Playing ...

* Tyren Arendse * Wayne Arendse * Bradley August * Brendan Augustine * Emile Baron *

Shaun Bartlett Shaun Bartlett (born 31 October 1972) is a South African professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Cape Town Spurs. During his playing career, he played as a striker. Early life Born in Cape Town, Bartlett was ...

Tyrique Bartlett Tyrique Bartlett (born 14 April 1999) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cape Town Spurs. Club career In June 2017, Bartlett joined Newcastle United on a three-year deal after a successful trial. In June 2019, ...

* David Booysen *

Mario Booysen Mario Booysen (born 15 August 1988) is a South African professional soccer player who last played as a defender for Amazulu in the South African Premier Division. International career Booysen was selected in the South Africa senior team prel ...

* Ethan Brooks * Delron Buckley * Brent Carelse * Daylon Claasen *

Rivaldo Coetzee Rivaldo Roberto Genino Coetzee (born 16 October 1996) is a South African professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national football team ...

Keanu Cupido Keanu Gregory Cupido (born 15 January 1998) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Cape Town City in the ABSA Premiership. Career International Cupido made his senior international debut on 4 June 2019, playing the entire ...

Clayton Daniels Clayton Daniels, previously Clayton Jagers, (born 10 July 1984) is a South African soccer player who played as a defender. He was born in Bishop Lavis on the Cape Flats. Daniels left Cape Town Spurs in March 2024; the 2023–24 season saw ...

* Lance Davids * Rushine De Reuck * Keagan Dolly * Kermit Erasmus * Jody February *

Taariq Fielies Taariq Fielies (born 21 June 1992 in Cape Town) is a South African professional soccer player currently playing as a defender for South African side Cape Town City in the South African Premier League. Club career After playing for Salt River ...

Quinton Fortune Quinton Fortune (born 21 May 1977) is a South African professional football coach and former player, who played as both a midfielder and a defender. His career began in Europe and after stints with Tottenham Hotspur, Mallorca and Atlético Mad ...

* Bevan Fransman * Stanton Fredericks *

Reeve Frosler Reeve Peter Frosler (born 11 January 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Division. Club career Bidvest Wits Frosler started his career as a winger in th ...

* Ruzaigh Gamildien * Morgan Gould *

Victor Gomes Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes (born 15 December 1982) is a South African football referee. A PSL referee since 2008, Gomes was voted PSL Referee of the Season in 2012–13 and 2017–18 and has been an international referee since 2011. In 2 ...

, referee *

Travis Graham Travis Graham (born 8 May 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Maritzburg United F.C. in the Premier Soccer League. He is a product of Ajax Cape Town's youth academy, and was first called up for the senior s ...

Ashraf Hendricks Ashraf Hendricks (born 28 July 1984 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) defender who was capped for South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in A ...

Rowan Human Rowan Lancaster Human (born 21 January 2001) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Maritzburg United. Career In 2020, Human signed for Israeli top-flight side Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one-year contract, but w ...

Rudi Isaacs Rudi Isaacs (born 31 January 1986 in Cape Town) is a South African association football defender and midfielder who was capped for South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in ...

* Willem Jackson *

Moeneeb Josephs Moeneeb Josephs (''pronounced Muh'Neeb''; born 19 May 1980) is a retired South African professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Josephs began his career with Cape Town Spurs at the age of 17 in 1997 and played for its suc ...

David Kannemeyer David Kannemeyer (born 8 July 1977) is a South African former professional association football, soccer player who played as a left back. He played for Cape Town Spurs F.C., Cape Town Spurs, Ajax Cape Town F.C., Ajax Cape Town, Kaizer Chiefs F. ...

Ricardo Katza Ricardo Katza (born 12 March 1978 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a retired South African football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who prima ...

* Daine Klate * Lyle Lakay * Lee Langeveldt * Clinton Larsen *

Luke Le Roux Luke Gareth Le Roux (born 10 March 2000) is a South African soccer player currently playing as a midfielder for Varbergs BoIS Varbergs BoIS FC is a Swedish football club located in Varberg, the main town of Varberg Municipality in Halland C ...

* Stanton Lewis *

Benni McCarthy Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African coach and former footballer who is a first-team coach at Manchester United. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu. A former ...

, South Africa national team's all-time top scorer with 31 goals * Fabian McCarthy *

Leroy Maluka Leroy Maluka (born 22 December 1985) is a South African footballer currently playing for Åbo IFK in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen. He has previously played for Ikapa Sporting in the South African National First Division and for TPS in ...

* Grant Margeman * Wiseman Meyiwa * Bryce Moon * Nasief Morris * Tashreeq Morris * Andile Ncobo, referee * Andras Nemeth * Reagan Noble * Brad Norman * Riyaad Norodien *

Bernard Parker Bernard Parker (born 16 March 1986) is a South African professional association footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier Soccer League club TS Galaxy. Between 2007 and 2015 he made 73 appearances for the South Africa na ...

* Peter Petersen *

Brandon Peterson Brandon Peterson is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on Marvel Comics from Paterson New Jersey and Top Cow's '' Codename: Strykeforce'' in the 1990s. Career Peterson's early works for Marvel include a ''New Warriors' ...

Steven Pienaar Steven Jerome Pienaar (; born 17 March 1982) is a South African former professional footballer and current assistant coach of the U18 team of the Ajax Youth Academy. He was a captain of the South African national team. He primarily played as ...

* Reyaad Pieterse * Wayne Roberts *

Frank Schoeman Frank Schoeman (born 30 July 1975) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. Schoeman played club football in South Africa for Bush Bucks Bush Bucks is a South African assoc ...

* Ebrahim Seedat *

Brandon Silent Brandon Silent (born 22 January 1973) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a right-sided midfielder and fullback. Career Silent played club football for Orlando Pirates, scoring 22 go ...

* Elrio van Heerden *

Dino Visser Dino Ben Visser (born 10 July 1989) is a South African footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Leek Town. He began his career with Platinum Stars in his native country South Africa, making his Premier Soccer League debut in March 2011. ...

* Shu-Aib Walters * Mark Williams, scored both goals to win the

1996 African Cup of Nations The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, ...

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Ronwen Williams Ronwen Hayden Williams (born 21 January 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for both Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa national team. Club career Early career Will ...

Rugby

Gio Aplon Gio Giaan Aplon (born 6 October 1982) is a South African rugby union player for Toyota Verblitz in the Top League in Japan. He scored two tries in a 42–17 triumph against the Six Nations winner – France. The match was also his debut playin ...

Nizaam Carr Nizaam Carr (born 4 April 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a flanker, loose forward or number 8 and back rower. He is renowned for his athleticism and linking play. Personal life Carr grew up in Mitchell's P ...

Kurt Coleman Kurt Coleman (born July 1, 1988) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. Early years Coleman graduated from Northmon ...

, Western Province and Stormers player *

Bolla Conradie Bolla Conradie (born 24 February 1978) is a former South African rugby union footballer. See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several p ...

* Juan de Jongh * Peter de Villiers * Justin Geduld, Sprinbok 7’s *

Bryan Habana Bryan Gary Habana OIS (born 12 June 1983) is a South African former professional rugby union player who initially played as an outside centre but later on, he shifted to the wing. He most recently played for Toulon in the French Top 14 competi ...

* Cornal Hendricks * Adrian Jacobs *

Conrad Jantjes Conrad Alcon Jantjes (born 24 March 1980 in Boksburg, Gauteng) is a South African rugby union footballer who used to play primarily as a fullback for the Springboks in international rugby and the Stormers in Super Rugby. In the domestic Currie ...

Elton Jantjies Elton Thomas Jantjies (born 1 August 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team, the in the Japan Rugby Football Union and the in the Currie Cup. Jantjies made his professional debut with the L ...

* Herschel Jantjies * Ricky Januarie * Ashley Johnson *

Cheslin Kolbe Cheslin Kolbe (born 28 October 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and for in the Top 14 in France. His regular position is wing, but he also plays at fullback. He ha ...

, Western Province and Stormers player * Dillyn Leyds, Western Province and Stormers player * Lionel Mapoe * Breyton Paulse * Earl Rose *

Tian Schoeman Christian Francois Schoeman (born 23 September 1991 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player. His regular position is fly-half. Career Youth Schoeman played for Witbank-based outfit the in the 2010 Under-19 Provincia ...

* Errol Tobias *

Jaco van Tonder Jaco van Tonder (born 7 April 1991) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Top10 side Colorno. His regular position is full-back, winger or fly-half. Career Youth He represented George-based side at the 2007 Under-16 ...

Ashwin Willemse Ashwin Willemse (born 8 September 1981 in Caledon, Cape Province) is a retired South African rugby union player. He played at wing for the national team, the Springboks. After winning an IRB Under-21 World Cup gold medal for South Africa in 2 ...

Chester Williams Chester Mornay Williams (8 August 1970 – 6 September 2019) was a South African rugby union player. He played as a winger for the South Africa national rugby union team (Springboks) from 1993 to 2000, most notably for the team that won the 19 ...

Others

Christopher Gabriel Christopher James Gabriel (born 19 December 1988) is a South African basketball player who currently plays for the Cape Town Tigers and the South Africa national basketball team. Professional career Gabriel started the 2018–19 season with Team ...

, basketball player *

Raven Klaasen Raven Klaasen ( ; born 16 October 1982) is a South African professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 in August 2019, and has won 19 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, includi ...

- tennis player *

Devon Petersen Devon Petersen (born 4 June 1986) is a South African professional darts player and a pundit for Sky Sports. He has qualified for the PDC World Championship on seven occasions with his best result coming in 2014, 2019 and 2021 when he reached ...

- darts player *

Kenny Solomon Kenneth Terence Solomon (born 8 October 1979) is a South African chess Grandmaster. He is the first and currently the only Grandmaster South Africa has ever produced. He took up chess at the age of 13, inspired by his elder brother's qualifi ...

, South Africa's first chess grandmaster

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