Italian South Africans

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Italian South Africans
Italo-sudafricani
Total population
77,400[1]
Regions with significant populations
Johannesburg, Umkomaas, Edenvale, Cape Town other main city centres.
Languages
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Italian Zimbabweans, Italian Americans, Italian Canadians, Italian British, Italian Australians,

Mediterraneans

Greek South Africans, Portuguese South Africans

Italian South Africans (Italian: Italo-sudafricani) are South Africans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. They are primarily descended from Italians who emigrated to South Africa during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Language and religion[]

Most Italian South Africans, like other South Africans, are Christians. The majority of them are Roman Catholics although there is a Protestant minority.

All the remaining first-generation Italian South Africans speak Italian and also English or other South African languages as second language.

The Italian South Africans of the new generations are assimilated into South African society, and most of them speak mainly English as first language with a handful that speak Afrikaans and Zulu but still secondarily Italian (and sometimes French).

Notable Italian South Africans[]

Sport[]

Business[]

  • Desmond Sacco, Chairman and Managing Director of Assore Limited, worth just over $1.4 billion.

Radio & TV[]

Politics[]

Other[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Italiani nel Mondo: diaspora italiana in cifre" [Italians in the World: Italian diaspora in figures] (PDF) (in Italian). Migranti Torino. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Volksblad Forum Woensdag 24 Oktober 2001 Bl. 7: Amor Vittone has a passion for life". 152.111.11.6. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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