Fred links a lot, so I’m unsure which one you refer to.
Born Free: back then there were four official races: white, black, indian, and coloured.
I have no idea what the author of that book used. The above words are descriptive and do not necessarily imply any type of derogatory connotation.
The entire continent is tribally divided and most self identify as Zulu, Shangaan, Tswana, Venda, Shangaan, Tswana, Venda, Podu, etc. In writing , people are often referred to tribally because of these distinctions.
You’ve answered my question. Thanks. Gemsbok
Here’s something we might find interesting...People were tryint to impeach Obama from the Senate before he was a candidate for president. Barak used sometimes early on.
http://obamaimpeachment.wordpress.com/page/2/