WENTWORTH is in for a royal treat when the Khoisan Khoebaha (King) Jafta Taaibosch Davids visits the community on 31 January at the Austerville community hall.
The Khoebaha who is visiting KZN as part of a public event aims to bring the Kei Korana Council (KKC) closer to communities.
The Korana, which is one of the five main Khoisan tribes, has taken an important step forward toward the formation of a single structure in the province. Recently two cultural institutions operating out of Durban, the Korana Indigenous Council (Natal) and the Kei Korana Council (Natal) merged to operate as a single entity, the Kei Korana Council (Natal).
The merger is in line with the instruction by the Taaibosch-Davids Royal House based in Bloemfontein to which both institutions had pledged their allegiance. The newly merged structure is led by provincial !Nauseb (Chief) Steven John Bailey and metro !Nauseb Ronnie Petersen.
It is important from the perspectives of a unified tribal and cultural entity that will provide the Korana people in the province with a greater sense of identity, building the Khoi and San people in general and ensuring development of the Korana and Khoisan people living in the province. “The newly merged institution recognises that there are major challenges facing the so-called ‘Coloured’ communities and with the new leadership in place believes that it is ready and able to deliver on its mandate to serve the Khoi and San descendants of the province. The Kei Korana Council will also work with every other Khoi and San organisation and support all development efforts to develop the people into active citizens who can claim their rightful place in the City, province and the country,” said KKC member, Jean Choudree.
