Khoisans want recognition and inclusion – Finsa to hold workshop in Kinross
All coloured people are welcome to attend the workshop.
The First Indigenous Nation of South Africa (Finsa) will be hosting a workshop at the Sasol Recreation Club in Kinross on July 1.
Dr Gregg Fick, chairman of Finsa will be the speaker at the workshop. He will talk to the Khoi and San people about the injustice done to them by the apartheid government.
Bruno Kakora, chief and chairman of Finsa’s branch in the Gert Sibande district, said: “The current democratic government is still doing injustice to us.
“There is no future for our children and grandchildren. They do not get jobs or business opportunities like other races.”
According to Dr Fick, the government does not recognise the Khoi and San people’s first nation status and said in parliament that it is unsustainable.
“Our human rights are sustainable and we have the right to equality and justice,” said Dr Fick.
Other branches of Finsa in the Western Cape and Gauteng have already opened cases at the equality court about discrimination and inequality against Khoi and San people.
“The Khoi and San people have been excluded from the constitution,” said Kakora.
“According to the law of 1950 in article 30, we were given the degrading name of coloureds.
“In 1991, according to South Africa’s laws, coloureds were classified into seven categories including Cape coloured, Malay, Griqua, Chinese, Indian, other Asian and other coloured.”
With the first two court cases opened already, Fick will focus on how to claim from the government.
“This case is based on Chinese people who were called coloureds by the previous government,” said Kakora.
“Old president FW de Klerk, omitted the word coloured and said we should be called Khoi and Sans again, however, it fell on deaf ears with the current government.
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“Thus the ANC ruling party still does not acknowledge our identity as Khoi and San people, but the Chinese people managed to get their identity back.
“We want R4.5m each and also first nation benefits from the government. We want our name back, which is Khoi and San.
“When we apply for a job, we do not get it because we are not black enough or white enough to get a job.
“We are being side-lined and this government is saying to the world that the Khoi and San do not exist anymore.
“They do not recognise us as the owners of South Africa. “We were here first, before Jan van Riebeeck and other explorers.
“That is why we want to stand up for our rights and benefits. We are fighting for our generations to come, not for ourselves.
“There are no so-called coloured people working in any government departments.”
Finsa does not receive any sponsorships and is currently funding this project from the members personal financial support.
Their expenses include the printing of pamphlets and application forms to mention a few. Kakora invited all the so-called coloured people to attend Finsa’s workshop on July 1 at 09:00.
Those who want to attend the workshop must take their banking details accompanied by a bank confirmation letter, proof of address, certified ID document and a copy of their birth certificate if they are younger than 16.
For more information contact Kakora at 083 448 9462 or Jeanny Maasdorp at 078 621 6691.
