British diaspora in Africa
English-speaking people of British descent living in or born in Africa.
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British settlement in Africa began in earnest at the Cape of Good Hope in the late eighteenth century.[1]
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Equity, the British actors' union, banned television programme sales to South Africa in 1976 over fears of racial discrimination in broadcasting.[5] South Africa left the Commonwealth in 1961 and re-joined in 1994.[6] Brain drain has affected South Africa since the early 1990s, with affluent whites leaving for reasons including crime and affirmative action.[7] Many white South Africans of British descent are returning home, encouraged by organizations like the Homecoming Revolution.[7]
South Africans of British descent often emigrate to the United Kingdom, where they are eligible for ancestral visas.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "British diaspora in Africa" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kopstein, "Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global Order", Cambridge University Press, 2000, p. 434 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "British diaspora in Africa" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "South Africa", The Commonwealth, 15 August 2013; Hanf, "South Africa, the Prospects of Peaceful Change: An Empirical Enquiry into the possibility of Democratic Conflict Regulation", Rex Collings, 1981, p. 108–114 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "British diaspora in Africa" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Selby, "White Farmers in Zimbabwe, 1890–2005", Oxford University, 2006; "Individuals and entities from Zimbabwe on US sanctions list", US Treasury OFAC, 25 July 2008; "Council Common Position renewing restrictive measures against Zimbabwe", Council of the European Union, 26 January 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "British diaspora in Africa" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "South Africa", The Commonwealth, 15 August 2013; Jeffery, "An Irish Empire?: Aspects of Ireland and the British Empire", Manchester University Press, 1996, p. 199–201 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Macdonald, "Ban on sale of TV shows to South Africa lifted: Anti-apartheid blockade by actors' union dropped following reform of broadcasting, but opposition to touring remains", The Independent, 10 November 1993. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk
- "South Africa", The Commonwealth, 15 August 2013. facts only, no text reused. thecommonwealth.org
- Haynie, "More people returning to SA than leaving", Mail & Guardian, 27 July 2008. facts only, no text reused. mg.co.za
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- Wikipedia: British diaspora in Africa (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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