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the coloured questionIt is said, that in South Africa, most people classified “coloured”, can only trace their parentage back about four generations. In order to fit in, people were forced to wipe out where they came from and who they were. And that’s why nobody in my family ever spoke of the famed Ouma Titties (at least not until it was safe to do so – until long after the dawn on democracy). Ouma TittiesThe podcast De Bijbel is part one in a series documenting my family tree. I come from a quintessential South African “coloured” family. Trevor Noah wrote a book on the subject. As a coloured person, little is known about ones black ancestry. This was a social necessity. So, when my mother alluded to a Zulu grandmother, I was intrigued to say the least. That first podcast is available below: The forced removalsAnd so next we explore another important chapter in my family history: The forced removals. This too is a lesser told story about the crime of apart hate. And this podcast helps anchor the story, by f