Interracial Relationships in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Under apartheid, interracial marriage was illegal in South Africa. It's now legal, with South Africa calling itself the Rainbow Nation. But mixed-race couples say that they still face unique difficulties.

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In South Africa, interracial marriage was illegal under the brutal regime of apartheid. Now that mixed race marriage is legal - with South Africa touting itself as a champion of diversity - has the legacy of apartheid been overcome? Pam and Sebastian are an interracial South African couple, and say that they face unique challenges - particularly due to entrenched beliefs about racial hierarchies, a hangover of apartheid. 'Being in an Indian family, my family expected me to waltz in a girlfriend that was Indian', explains Sebastian. 'My mum was not accepting of African women'. 'If you date a white person, it's like an achievement. Unfortunately, black people are always seen as inferior', says Pam. 'The racism has a new cousin called classism. The apartheid system never really went away, it just flipped. It's about colour and class now', says Ndaba, who is in a mixed race relationship.

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