King Edgar Brown of the Khoisan talks to residents of Kinross about identity
He said the Khoi and the San were the first indigenous people in Southern Africa and they lived by the spirit of Ubuntu.
KINROSS – If you do not know from where you came, you will not know where you are going.
This was the message of King Edgar Thomas Brown, the head chief of the Abakwa San Royal House of Khoisan.
A delegation of the national Khoisan kingdom (NKK) visited Thistle Grove, Kinross, on Wednesday, 16 December (Day of Reconciliation) to address the Khoisan descendants to rebuild and establish the tribe.
They want to begin a Kinross branch of the NKK.
King Edgar said it is bitterly painful when a nation’s history is incorrectly recorded.
“That is what has happened in South Africa. We are all divided by governments that incorrectly interpreted history.”
He said the people were also twice robbed of their original language.
He said the issue is not a political matter, but cultural. “How do we find healing? By investigating and researching the facts.”
He said the Khoi and the San were the first indigenous people in Southern Africa and they lived by the spirit of Ubuntu.
“I see you and you see me.”
Khoebaha King Edgar Thomas Brown of the Abakwa San (Khoisan) speaks at Kinross on 16 December.
King Edgar said all South Africans are part of the family. White and black people are their cousins.
“When Jan van Riebeeck and Simon van der Stel came to South Africa, they had children by San women. The first racism began when they denied their blood brothers for the sake of their pigmentation.”
“Know your identity and come home. Come back to the kraal. Come find rest.”
King Edgar said God will restore and heal this land soon.
“Your identity is being regained and your pride is being restored. The government is beginning to respect us. The Abakwa San is no longer unknown.”
Chief Absalom Adams, national spokesman of the NKK said although there are different tribal houses, Khoebaha King Edgar is the overall leader.
He said the king is internationally recognised after an intense screening of his bloodline and lineage.
“We know our identity, but we do not condemn others who are still searching. We say – come sit with us. Let’s reason and find your identity.”
The representatives of the NKK in the Gert Sibande region are chief Harold Geldenhuys and chief Vernon Visagie.
They thanked the community, the police, the media and the pastor from the church building that was used for their support. Contact Mr Geldenhuys at 072 989 9799, Mr Visagie at 084860 2224 or Mr Bruno Kakura at 071 267 8550 (local representative).
