The black people in South Africa do not constitute a homogenous group. They belong to the Bantu-speaking population that have a variety of cultures and languages. There are eight main culture groups and are, in order of size: Zulu, Sotho, Xhosa, Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga, Swazi, Ndebele and Venda.   The origin of the Coloured population goes back to the time of the Dutch settlers and they originate from the black bushman slaves from West Africa, Malaysia, India and Europe. There are three groups of Coloured people namely the Cape-Hybrid, the Griquas and the Cape-Malayans. Most of the Coloured people live in town and speak a mixture of Afrikaans and English.   The white population group originates from the Dutch, French, British and German settlers. Almost half of the white population speaks Afrikaans and the rest English, however most people understand both languages. The origin of the "Afrikaners" (those who speak Afrikaans as mother-tongue) is 40% Dutch, 40% German, 7.5% English and 7.5% French. This is a very interesting language mix that has developed over the centuries.   The smallest group in South Africa are the Asians and the Indians of which only about 1 million are found in this country. Most of the Indians live in Durban along the east coast of South Africa. Culture and heritage are very important to the Indian population and you will find many mosques and temples in Durban. About 70% of the Indian population are Hindu, whilst 20% are Moslems and 10% are Christians.   South Africa is also known as the "Rainbow Nation" which is no surprise with the diversity of people and cultures. Few, if any, countries can boast so many different languages, cultures and people as South Africa, and every culture welcomes you in the typically friendly South African manner.