Bruinkind se kleinkind vi jou wil demokrasie uitmekaar pluk somme so rus-rus
Om jou bestaan is da elke dag ‘n splinternuwe oorlog, nevermind ‘n gewone twis
Dan is da steeds hulle wie vertel: “Demokrasie is a goeie gemakstoel - ons word lekke gesus!”
Hul vuur is uit, nou dreig hul houdings om mense soos jy se vuur stelselmatig en strategies te blus

Poem by Lillian Saïd

Pencil & pastel sketch by Full-Blown Creations 081 438 5765

Is maar net hoe ons staan...!

BMX X5... baie zak
Mags... hele paar duisende
Sunglasses... onner 'n duisend
Gold Chain... paar duisende
Kullid T... priceless!

Moral of the story... You are what you are, kla.

It was Etienne Leroux (1922–1989) who wrote the other piece, Magersfontein, O Magersfontein! in 1976. He was an influential Afrikaans author and a key member of the South African Sestigers literary movement. He won the Hertzog Prize for that book three years later.

It is a fascinating book. I’ve never read it. You must read it.

I re-invent it.

“Why?”

“Look here neh, because I just want to and I need to, klaa’. Los questions vra. Lees en focus soose Ford Fokus.”

Because 1976 is like an re-invention period for Black and White relations, social composition, mindset, and political stride. 1976 was a rubicon moment for Mzansi. And so was Magersfontein. So must Koffiefontein also be.

Was, is, must be – the chronology of time, and we only have a few years on this earth, and none wants the death.

“Maak of breek, dis altyd die eis van hierrie lewe. Sit of slaap, die choice is joune. Walala-wasala...”

Etienne didn’t concern himself with all the facts and boring details when he wrote Magersfontein. So why should I. Get the contours, write the story and deliver the message.

Coloureds, that’s what the story is actually about. But it is about Koffiefontein.

This is like war, on a scale that cripples ones’ group and awakens the sense of the other, when the crippled one suddenly arises from the ashes. Some cripples remain in their beds. Others take courage and arise and beat the odds.

Magersfontein had its heroes and those that “sneuwel hier op die Suid Afrikaanse vlaktes”. There was Lord Methuen, General Cronjé, General Wauchope†, and General De La Rey. Koffiefontein sees the same war, just on another scale. No shots are fired, but casualties remain. The main actors are all over to be seen – many Coloured generals: The teacher, the ex-SANDF boeta. The preacher, the call centre agent, the tik-kop. The social worker, the mechanic. The self-appointed pastor, the Hip-Hop artist, the lawyer. The manager, the factory worker. The clerk, the model, the journalist and the academic. The FB junkie, the streetwise gangster, the IT-ghuru. All generals in Koffiefontein.

General Cronje was determined. His land was taken by the “Rooinekke”. He saw red. Opportunities were fading. The war was on many fronts.

Like the students of 76. They knew there was a war, a silent one. They saw red. They rose up. The bullets came later. Hector Peterson and others died. South Africa was awakened and the White establishment was shaken. Awareness, the crippled stood up. Soweto, O Mzansi!

“Gaan jy nou kom, my baby, huh? Kom

Christo Davids is 'n man met passie vir die lewe. Hy's 'n befaamde akteur en een wat self ook plays skryf en direct. Vir jare al ken ons hom as een van onse eie shinning stars en 'n man wat al in menige stukke opgetree het, beide op televisie en in die teaters. By die meeste van ons is hy bekend as 'Errol' van die 7de Laan sepie. Maar het julle geweet dat die ou 'n qualified lawyer is en in groot koerante rubrieke geskryf het. Beste nog, hy is 'n inspirerende spreker soos min! Blessed met talents, maar die heel laaste beste ding van Christo - hy is proudly Kullid en vrek lief vir sy mense.

Ons verwelkom hom as ons Ambassador of Kullid en meen dat hy saam met ons nog net verder en dieper in almal se harte sal kruip.

Going places... Kullid's Business Managers with 7de Laan Star and Kullid Ambassador. Left to right: Mr Allister 'Duncan' Ross, Christo Davids and Ms Jeanine Paulsen