tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26319489238441425332012-01-05T14:00:16.440+02:00Bruin Ontwikkelings Forum is 'n ruimte vir dialoog, debatte and die nadenke oor die plek en rol van die bruin identiteit en ervaring binne progressiewe bemagtigende konteks. Ons is oop en inklusief. Bruin Development Forum (BDF) is creative space for dialogue, debate and reflection on the place and agency of bruin identity and experience within a progressive, empowering context. This forum is open and inclusive.Reggie Nelnoreply@blogger.comBlogger751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631948923844142533.post-28667984157455756152009-02-25T18:33:00.002+02:002009-02-25T18:36:15.529+02:00

 Daar gaan nou weer vurig na die bruin stem gevry word. En dis redelik maklik: Cope wil niemand anders as 'n bruine in die Kaap instoot nie, maak nie saak wie nie. Ek dink die ANC sal miskien ook vir Lynne Brown op die voorgrond skuif- afterall, haar van beteken bruin. Die Bruin Belamge Inisiatief het alreeds met JZ tee gedrink so hy, so lyk dit my, voel miskien ook hy het sy bit gedoen vir die '

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Nog 'n nuwe initiatief waar ontwikkeling van bruin gemeenskappe stukrag kry, is die nuwe glanstydskrif, Izzit. Izzit is die brainchild van aktrise/skrywer Fatima Abdool, asook ander bekendes soos Errol Felix, Danny Titus, ens.

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Almal wat in SA, afstam van slawe, deel 'n erfenis wat krities belangrik is in die gesprek oor 'n gedeelde geskiedenis (storie) en gedeelde identiteit. Dit is interessant hoedat 'n klein storie, vandag, hierdie gesprek anker in 'n verlede verder terug as apartheid. Miskien is dit juis hierdie raamwerk, wat op 'n dieper vlak, ons verbind aan mekaar, in 'n gedeelde stryd om vryheid- 'n stryd wat

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Die Erfenisdagvure is tot 'n groot mate gedemp deur die chaos in ANC geledere. Baie wonder natuurlik, so rondom die braaivleisvure, wat lê nou voor. Miskien is die tydsberekening van Erfenis dag, 'n blessing in disguise vir ons om weer te luister na ons stories, so om die vuur.Een substorie is uiteraard die Afrikaanse storie. Dis nie die tyd en plek om weer na te gaan wie se taal dit is nie. Taal

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"In apartheid-era South Africa, a country where race meant everything, Sandra Laing was a poster child for injustice, classified "colored" even though her parents were white.Kicked out of an all-white boarding school because of the color of her skin, Laing was later reclassified white in response to her parents' legal campaign. But in a viciously racist society, her family rejected her when she

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A lot has been said about Bruin Belange Inisiatief, (CCI) and that it is a reversal to an outdated, old South African identity, a relic of the past, best left behind. Apart from an emotional bitter attack from Jonathan Jansen, which unfortunately said more about himself then about BBI; 'on the ground' there is a positive vibe about this initiative. Yes, of course, BBI need to hear and take heed

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Jan-Jan Joubert het ook sy stuiwer in die armbeurs gegooi in die debat rondom bruinwees, maar meer spesifiek die plek van bruinmense in die ekonomiese ontwikkeling van die land. Hy neem 'n kritiese posisie in deur die pogings om ons regmatige plek op te eis, te relativeer deur 'n oproep tot 'n breë Suid-Afrikanisme. In sy artikel, Wat is die bruin mense se regmatige plek in SA, argumenteer hy dat

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Wat word deesdae die meeste bespreek – die nalatenskap van apartheid, die demokrasie, ras en rassisme, of Eskom?Bo-aan my eie lys is ras en rassisme. Hoekom? Sommer.Sommer omdat ek verlede Vrydag uitgery het na die Paarl om te luister na ’n lesing oor en ’n bespreking van rassisme.In die kollig was die skrywer Ryland Fisher en sy nuwe boek, Race. (Fisher het wel meestal Engels gepraat – in die

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A new coloured website, Mixed World has just been launched. It will definitely go to our blogroll. This initiative follows on a flood of Coloured facebook groups, also the very popular, Bruin-ou and other blogging types like Beyond Identity. The recent one-man commedy of Stuart Taylor, Techni-coloured and others certainly affirm our observation last year on the surge of Coloured identitygroups

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Its time to stand up for what is right.

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Rhoda Kadalie, slammed President Thabo Mbeki's speech on the Cape flats on Freedom Day. In a Cape Times article, Mbeki's babbelas blast, she is quoted to have said: "He's very alienated from the coloured people of the Western Cape. They are cannon fodder - they are neglected, marginalised and feel left out of the equation.The only time these people matter is when elections come closer." The

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Due to a series of spam hits, we have been forced to change the settings. It will therefore not be possible to post anonymous posts (registered forum members and bloggers only), whilst we have also decided on moderation before comments is published. Hence, it will take a bit of time before your comments will show on the blog. This is unfortunately the type of game we're in. Keep trying though !

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The recent comments by Jodie Kollapen on the assumed failure of reconciliation, has sparked an intense debate, on the question whether its still relevant to speak of it. Prof Allan Boesak contends that indeed we are at a crossroads with regards to this discourse, but at a deeper level, experiencing the reality of it. In his most recent contribution in the Beeld, he deals with this crucial

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We felt that this article is so relevant for our conversation that we've included it in full, courtecy of Die Beeld. Under the heading "En waar pas die bruin mense in?", dated Apr 02 2008, prof Richard van der Ross, former rector of the University of the Western Cape, deals with the question of identity, but also the complext matter of creolization. The issue of 'mixture', as argued previous

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Here's Obama's speech on race, identity, etc, Courtesy of Gareth, (thanks man !) Highly relevant for our own journey...His speech Tuesday distanced him from his pastor's views: "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's

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Baie dankie aan Andries Cornelius, vir die waagmoed 'to break the ranks' oor die tipe van rassisme wat verdra word, op Loftus, om die braaivleisvuur ens. Sy vraag, Wat doen ons as ouers om nog Reitz voorvalle te keer? het betrekking. Die afsku teenoor die Reitz-4, moet onverdund gehandhaaf word en die veldtog van Vryheidsfront en ander regse groepe moet gestuit word. Dit is een van die mees

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In sy gereelde rubriek in die Afrikaanse dagblaaie, kyk die prof. Danny Titus na die Reitz kwessie. Hy verwys onder die titel, 'n Keuse vir 'n burgerlike samelewing', na verskeie meningsvormers se reaksie en voer aan dat dit juis burgerlike samelewing en sy strukture is, wat 'n sleutel rol te speel het. Die Afrikaanse taal en kultuur kan, volgens Titus kan 'n 'klinklare en versoenende' bydrae

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Dit is met opgewondenheid dat ons kennis neem van die aanstelling van prof. Danny Titus, as ATKV se uitvoerende direkteur: kultuur (Danny Titus nou ATKV se hoof, Beeld, 29 Feb 2009) Hy neem die leisels oor by Coenie de Villiers. Hierdie besluit is inderdaad rigtinggewend, nie net vir die ATKV en kultuur in die land nie, maar vir versoening en nasiebou. In die lig van die onstellende

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Die gewraakte inisiasie rite by die Reitz koshuis van die Kovsies, wat die hele land aan die walg het, maak 'n sweer oop wat al lankal gedreig het om oop te bars. Ons voeg ons stem by die absolute afkeur en skok.Daar sal egter ook gekyk moet word na die feit dat dit bloot die punt van die ysberg is. Daar is wydverspreide weerstand vanaf wit studente teen 'integrasie' van koshuise. Nou moet ons

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Dis baie insiggewend dat die ATKV en die 'nuwe' ANC besig is om vir mekaar ogies te maak en nader na mekaar te skuif, na die Polokwane Rubicon. Die Beeld berig dat die twee organisasies met mekaar gesels oor groter samewerking. Die Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuur Vereniging (ATKV) het uiteraard 'n tipe geskiedenis wat deel is van die groter komplekse storie van Afrikaans in Suid Afrika. Die feit dat

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Niemand kan ontken, die brandpunt rondom behuising is 'n komplekse saak. Die uitsprake van howe moet in die verband gerespekteer word en die rol van politici is menigmale meer van 'n probleem as 'n oplossing. En tog wonder mens of die dieper struggle werklikwaar aan die lig kom m.b.t. die gemors in Delft Symphony. Dit sal mens seker nooit weet nie. Dit bly egter 'n skande in die Nuwe Suid Afrika,

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In principle there should be no harm in our children making a pledge towards a common South African-ness. This is a good idea. Many have responded with concern over the content, others over the language, and others over the ideology behind it. Whilst both Pres Mbeki and Me Pandor stressed that the content is up for debate, most of these reactions react to a supposed imposition on a highly

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What a stinker !Whilst the Jake White and his stars have the world at their feet, SARU is at it again. This time SARU sees it fit to offer De Villiers a contract from hell, with , amongst other draconian clauses, a salary way beneath what White received. SARU seems to get it wrong every time we ascend the world stage, which leaves one wondering about a possible third force... This is a moment

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In a very interesting article, in The Star (13 Feb 2008), an extract from his book, To the Brink, Xolela Mangxu, Executice chair of the Platform for Public Deliberation, rips apart, the kind of 'racial nativism', that he finds currently in the political imaginations of the ANC, but also currently in South Africa. What is this nativism ? He writes 'By its very nature racial nativism is

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Sport, for some, is a barometer of the state of the nation, maybe more than the recent blahblahblah speech last week Friday, somewhere in Capetown. Admittedly, this is taking the importance of sport too far, yet it does have an element of truth in it. Hence, when there is a spat between the President of CricketSA, Norman Arendse and our national cricket coach, Mickey Arthur, on team selection,

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Just stumbled across an article by Kwame Anthony Appiah on the Public conversations website, where he looks at Identity, Politics and the Archive. This type of contribution ties in with some recent posts on Beyond Identity where Ross Rayners raise some interesting issues and discussions, we often consider out of bounds. It seems at least to me, that Appiah is presenting a strong argument, which

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I'm so cross with myself that I missed High-altitude mountaineer, Deshun Deysel's latest achievement, of taking a group of women along. The First for woman Kilimanjaro team, with Deysel at the helm, took on Killimanjaro and on Saturday, 12 Jan 2008, they summited Kili at the Uhuru peak. This is part of Deshuns vision of summiting the 7 highest mountains on each of the 7 continents. She now has 2

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Prof Nico Botha, new General Secretary of Southern African Missiological Society, spoke powerfully on hope at the North-west University. He refered to hope as the courage to struggle. Its a struggle for life, a struggle for a future. Prof Botha challenge churches to be communities of hope in a the real world, not in heaven. This is indeed a great challenge as on the one hand coloured communities

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Unasuming, coming on as a sub, he saved the day for us, as we were heading for another defeat on the soccerfield. Elrio van Heerden, hailing from the Eastern Cape, made Bafana's fans smile as he netted an impressive long range shot of 25m, late in the second half. The game against Angola, was to set the pace for our Afcon campaign, but also World cup 2010. The hope is that talent like van Heerden

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This post in a sense announce, but also want to celebrate the 1st year birthday of Bruindevelopment Forum-BDF. Of course, the conversations on Bruindevelopment comes a long way, and will continue after BDF. Thanks to all the visitors and those that left comments and sent emails. I however, cannot remember the exact date of our first post, but know that it started somewhere in January 2007. ( It

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Nog 'n bekende Springbok, miskien die mees gesogte van hul almal, Brian Habana, oorweeg dit om in Frankryk sy trade te apply-dis net 'n kwessie van wie die meeste op die tafel kan sit. Habana het glo na sy Worldcup sukses, gesê dat hy eintlik nie swart of bruin is nie en nog nooit in sy lewe onregverdige diskriminasie of rassisme ervaar het nie. After all, so sê hy, hy het eintlik baie bevoorreg

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Ek hou somes van Ferdie se punte. So kom ons gesels.Ferdi Greyling argumenteer in die Beeld, 18 Januarie 2008, onder die opskrif De Villiers se pos nie nie-rassig nie, dat de Villiers se aanstelling in die konteks van ras-diskriminasie is. Alhoewel Greyling dit nie eksplisiet sê nie, werp hy deur die artikel tog 'n skadu oor die proses, en daarom ook oor De Villiers se bevoegtheid. Hy skryf: 'De

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Robert Pierce, from Eersterust in Pretoria, writes to the latest Beeld, his take on what is happening around the country. His letter might be controversial to some, but he make some very interesting observations.

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The matter between the community members of Delft on the one hand and Thubelisha Homes and the provincial government on the other hand has been postponed again. The Burger reports that the frustration of members of the community is rising. The challenge of housing relates to many other social challenges that we face in our communities and the manner in which this case is handled hopefully don't

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Even though Comm Tim Williams is 'acting' National Commissioner of police, in the wake of controversal Jacky Selebi's much published 'leave', he must now take the reigns and show initiative and vision by cleaning up our police services. This is certainly no walk in the park, but inevitable and unavoidable, as the image of our 'dieners' are in tatters. In local communities we are terrorised by

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Since the appointment of the new coloured Bok coach a debate has been raging: is he black of coloured ? He, of course considered himself proudly black, but also felt that this 'black' thing has to stop. He is simply the next Bok coach. Some would hope that we should get beyond the black and coloured thing and also the white thing. It has been said many times that since 1994, there are suddently

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Again the reactions, as covered in mainstream Afrikaans media comes (sad to say) as no surprise. It highlights the agenda that lurks behind the headlines. Nothing good has been said, nothing about his history, credentials and now (today) the supposed suspicion of the senior Bok players highlighted. De Villiers had to face this in his career up till now, and will surely have to square up to it, in

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.... well what can we say...

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One sometimes wonder whether the whole Coloured identity thing, is simply a relic of the past, especially from the old South Africa, (read: apartheid... Population Registration act)past. What does the young people, the 'bornfrees' born after 1990 or who got their 'verstand' after the FW De Klerk-era, think of their identity. If Facebook is anything to go by then it seems as if, at least amongst

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We wish Pieter de Villiers all the best with his appointment as new Bok coach. Its a pity about Meyer, though. I suppose this decision is more then what we expected, yet no surprise. SARU is indeed brave in this decision and shows a lot of vision and confidence. He is certainly up to the task and have shown himself capable for the big stage. We see growth in South African rugby and a great future

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We hope that Steven Pienaar, midfielder in the Bafana team, doesn't morph into another Bennie McCarthy. The saga on his release from Everton, where he is evidently making his mark has raised this concern amongst lovers of the game, who want to see this young man in the Afcon competition. The fame and fortune of the beautiful game can have different effects on players, depending on many factors.

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All rugby fans awaits the big announcement of the day, possibly. Who will be appointed to fill the shoes of Jake White, victorious Springbok rugby coach, turned marketing guru? Amongst the hopefuls are Chester Williams, former Springbok wing in the victorious 1995 world champions, Allister Coetzee, 'backline coach' of the victorious Springboks of 2007 and Peter de Villiers (with his french

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We are offended when all people know about people of Coloured descend is the 'coons' or 'troepe'. When that is all we are known and loved for, then it becomes a stereotype, because then all of us are suppose to have no front teeth and dance and act stupic and comic, like a 'coon' of course. After all, this is our culture. I am familiar with the fact that even the word 'coon' is offensive and

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Weird how it seems that history repeats itself, when it comes to South African sport and the process of transformation. This time its not rugby, although it seems as if another new saga is brewing on the selection of the national coach. It seems as if Jake White is throwing his weight behind Allister Coetzee, although, amongst 'the experts' it seems as if Heynecke Meyer is the better choice, with

Reggie Nelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631948923844142533.post-49006133608777709382008-01-01T10:51:00.000+02:002008-01-01T10:53:13.696+02:00

In our communities 'ou jaar' is ended off in festivities, family gatherings and going to 'church' at 11pm. Interesting things happen when pa or 'pe' (read 'puh'), daddy ('de') pulls out the old 'kerrim' bord, played on the big black 'drom'. What's this ? Soon however we all leave the Wii and Highshool Musical Singalong, or Mxit behind and we hear 'hy swem', 'kerrim dit!' or 'sit dit op sy bors'.

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What an experience of celebration. laughter, tears and nostalgia ! Running in the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, this production brilliantly, showcase the genius of the Kramer-Pietersen partnership. The chronicles of the slave communities in the Cape and their important contribution to the rich cultural, religious and language heritage in SA and beyond, as told, sang and danced in their musicals like

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May the earth community be blessed with the gift of Peace/Shalom/Salaam. May we as humanity recieve this gift as co-pilgrims on a journey, following humble signs of hope. Reggie

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Oppad Kaaptoe luister mens mos al jou CD's lam...dan slaan jy oor na waar Radio 'opvang'. So tussen Colesburg en Hanover tel RSG plek-plek op en vertel Vaders Mosterd van 'n afrikaanse Rooms Katolieke gemeenskap, wat ingrypende werk doen te midde van 'gangsterism', HIV en armoede. Opgewonde beskryf hy hulself as 'seker die enigste Afrikaanse klooster in die wereld', wat katolieke materiaal

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Te midde van 'n ANC wat uitmekaar skeur, wonder mens onwillekeurig of Zuma die een sal wees wat versoening en nuwe verhoudings sal kan teweeg bring, in ons land. Sommige is van mening dat hyself die oorsaak is vir die verdeeltheid binne die ANC, ander voer egter aan dat die verdeeltheid dieper loop, op ideologiese gronde. Die kwessie rondom versoening en die rol van identiteite binne 'n

Reggie Nelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631948923844142533.post-8396230315467006232007-12-12T15:42:00.000+02:002007-12-12T15:56:42.101+02:00

Deshun Deysel, one of SA's best female mountaineers, from Uitenhaag (check out her profile also on Beyondidentity, in the Eastern Cape, later in Ennerdale, writes this on her webpage, Deshun Deysel, on how to stick to your goals:"I believe that climbing Everest is like reaching a series of mini summits. Every time you reach a personal milestone, you've mentally and emotionally reached the top of

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Two young women, Tansey Coetzee and Jody Williams from the Coloured community, had the nation talking- if not the whole nation, then at least the Coloured community. This time it wasn't because TIK or Gangsterism or teenage pregancy or even a lack of ambition, so endemic of current media and popular stereotypes. It is also impossible to (again) put it on page 7. Basking in the glory of these 2

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'n Baie insiggewende debat word gevoer in die Afrikaanse dagblaaie oor die vraag of daar 'n verband bestaan tussen bruin Afrikaansprekendes se armoede en die huidige stryd om Afrikaans se publieke plek. Richard van der Ross, eertydse rektor van UWK laat ook homself uit in sy bydrae in die Beeldforum (4 Des 2007). Uiteraard kom die debat al 'n lang pad en veral in Litnet en Die Vrye Afrikaan woed

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Former editor of the Cape Times, Ryland Fisher's, recent publication simply named "Race" is indeed "a timely and highly readable book" (backcover). Being a journalist his style of writing does not only cater for the academic audience, but in itself opens up the possibility for a broad based dialogue on matters that have gone underground. In his Foreword, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu,

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Skielik skrik almal wakker oor die feit dat Rapport, dans na die musiek van 'n konserwatiewe Afrikaanse leserskring, maar ook hul corporatist bestuursbeleid, waar eenvoudig alles op die mark is. Volgende Tim was die Rapport se besluit bloot op kommersiële gronde. Die vraag is of die Rapport alleen is in hierdie hoek en of dit nie endemies is van die breer Afrikaanse malaise in die nuwe SA nie.

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Die Burger berig dat kleinbaas Maas na twee weke die trekpas gekry het by Rapport. Dit lyk asof die plan van Tim Du Plessis om die getalle kunsmatig te stoot, sleg gebackfire het en dat die Rapport wyd geboycott is weens Maas se kansvattery. 'n Response deur gv, het dit raak gevat, deur die Rapport strategie te tipeer as 'skoorskrywery', wat bekend is in die buiteland en, so is gehoop, die

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Vanoggend het Freek, by Gesels Saam op RSG met die Afrikaner Bond ( vroeere Afrikaner Broederbond) se leiers gepraat. Alhoewel Jan Bosman (Besturende Direkteur) ook daar was, het Prof Pièrre Theron die voorsitter van die Direksie meestal gepraat. Die AB is nou besig om hulself the posisioneer as 'n oop organisasie, wat die belange van alle Afrikaansprekendes bevorder (ongeag kleur or geslag) Dit

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Dit is vir my een van die mees fasinerende dimensies van witmense, dat hulle van altyd af 'kenners' was van bruinmense. Die oubaas sou altyd trots noem, 'Nee wat ek ken my mense' of die sendeling-dominee. Die nuuste 'kenner' (en daarom groot vriend van bruin mense) is Deon Maas, wat in sy artikel in die Rapport (Sondag, 11 Nov 2007. p16), geroepe voel om die mantel van 'bevryder van die verwarde

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Herman Giliomee se boek, oor die die rol en plek van die bruin gemeenskap in Stellenbosch, het ek met groot genot gelees. Ja, hoe kan hy as a wit man, skryf oor ons bruin mense, sou baie kon vra. Ek sal maar eerder wil laat iemand met meer gesag praat. Luister wat sê Prof Allan Boesak hier in Die Vrye Afrikaan en maak jou eie mind op.

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Prof Danny Titus is at it again, last night on KYKnet. He calls for an affirmation of coloured-ness. 'Bruinmense' need to feel comfortable in their 'bruin velle' and start to come home whether their are in hiding under whiteness as defined by the stroke of a pen in the Population Registration Act or whether under the surname of Ndlovu or Khumalo. It is time, prof Titus concluded for coloured

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I often hear the statement from, well I don't know what to call them, let's say light-blacks, speaking Afrikaans as their ma-se taal and some English as their status language stating that they are black or now South African, not coloured or bruin. They are often highly offended at conversations and debates on the Coloured, bushy, bruin-issues. For them, it does not exist. Coloured-ness is part

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Recently in a few letters and articles the issue of coloured identity are discussed. There seem to be the argument on the one hand that coloured-ness or bruin identity is simply a matter of going back to some primordial ethnic, genetic race. The debate on our African-ness also tries to root it in the notion that we were here since whenever (at least before everyone else). So now the question is

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Prof Russel Botman praat oor Afrikaans. Ek kry dit op litnet en lees dit hier

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Wanneer? Wanneer sal ons son dan skyn? Wanneer sal ons pyn dan kwyn? Wanneer sal ons geld verskyn? Wanneer sal ons kind kan speel? Wanneer kom ons grond dan deur? Wanneer kom ons taal dan weer? Wanneer sal swart bemagtiging ons pad kom? Wanneer sal die bank ons n persentasie gee in n groot 'Deal'? Wanneer sal die toeriste na ons 'township' kom? Wanneer, ja wanneer

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Fred Khumalo, in yesterday's Sunday Times felt the need to say something about 'Coloured' culture and Afrikaner culture-trying to bring these loose children to the fold -so to speak. Its always interesting how we allways want to define other people's culture. 'Hulle maak so en so...' Dis mos hulle culture...' Well, I'll let you be the judge. Here's the link to his article-Coloureds and Afrikaners

Reggie Nelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631948923844142533.post-17894921723177420242007-02-20T18:29:00.000+02:002007-02-20T18:36:11.924+02:00

Ek is...Ek is van Afrika,Sonder twyfel, onmiskenbaar -Al sê wie ook wat!Die wat dit probeer ontkenStry teen hulself, tevergeefs.Ek is Khoi-San, Bruin, Kleurling,Maak nie meer saak wat jy my noem.Feit van die saak is, ek is hierSuid-Afrikaner, Afrikaan,Deel van hierdie land, hierdie kontinent,Was nog altyd hier -Al sê wie ook wat!Ek isTrots op wie ek isMy geskiedenis, my tradisie,my kultuur, my

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Volgens 'n berig in Die Burger, meen die WKOD hulle het te veel wit en bruin senior personeel in skole.Stem u saam ? Lees die artikel hier.Reggie

Reggie Nelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631948923844142533.post-34641001978614484472007-02-18T20:40:00.000+02:002007-02-18T20:44:00.411+02:00

I remember recieving this from Llewelyn MacMaster. Thanks Mac Cheryl HendricksHead of the Southern African Human Security Programme at the Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria. Published in African Security Review Vol 14 No 4, 2005 The nature and form of coloured identity in the Western Cape has been vociferously debated. Coloured identity became a particular concern after the

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DA councillor, Marga Hayword. is suggesting forced removals of black and coloured communitities from Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg. This article is in the latest Mail&Guardian. Let me qoute quickly from Pearlie Joubert's article, ' More than 90% of all the residents in Imizamo Yethu live in shacks, as do half of the 8000 coloured residents of Hangberg. Hayword's proposed removal of preople will not

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STILL MARGINAL Crime in the coloured community Ted Leggett, Institute for Security Studies Published in Crime Quarterly No 7 2004 Is the crime problem in the Western Cape and the Northern Cape rooted in the coloured population? Official figures suggest that coloured people are twice as likely as any other ethnic group to be murdered, and twice as likely to be incarcerated.

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Die song van Bok van Blerk maak groot opslae- verkoop by die hordes en vir baie 'kenners' druk dit uit 'n soeke onder die 'Afrikaners' na 'n leier. My vraag saam met Max is bloot: lê die hoop van wit Afrikaansprekende Africans in 'n teruggryp na die slegte ou dae, met leiers wat nie in ander mense, mede mense kon ontdek nie? Sommige sê: die ouens was dapper ( soos die Boeremag lede of die

Reggie Nelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631948923844142533.post-91350702428021500882007-01-23T12:37:00.000+02:002007-01-31T10:01:18.308+02:00

In a very interesting article Zelda Jongbloed, come up for Oprah's 'elite' school, which are being attacked for supposedly only allowing only black girls at the school, in Die Burger (DB). (Back in the days we called the Burger, die Buiger). I also had the impression that we only see black girls, till I saw a few photos, where I noticed white, Indian and Bruin girls. The question is however,

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Prof Danny Titus writes an indepth commentary on the ANC's internal leaderhip battle in today's Beeld. Follow the link here and read it ! Good stuff !

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Check out this article in Litnet by Jason Loyd.

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Today, I had a rather ordinary conversation with an over 70 years old, stalward of the struggle. He fought alongside many of today's figureheads in government and business- the big shots. What amazed (ashamed) me, however was the commitment he still had to make a change in his community, the coloured community, without any financial rewards. He was still passsionate, concerned, enraged at the

Reggie Nelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631948923844142533.post-61901782030044629752007-01-05T02:22:00.000+02:002007-01-05T02:56:31.561+02:00

The broad discourse on identity, development and justice raises many issues that not only concern bruin people, but also has to be conducted in a spirit and fashion that opens up space for many and varied voices. Many times the bruin voice has been muzzled-for various reasons. Zimitri Erasmus (2001) contends that the power-blind, multi-cultural readings of coloured identities or the emergent

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