The Khoisan community which has been in a live-in protest for more than five months at the UnionBuildings had an 'inauguration ceremony'.
Pretoria - As millions of South African voters descended on thousands of voting stations across the country on Wednesday, the Khoisan community which has been in a live-in protest for more than five months at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, was busy with an "inauguration ceremony".
"Those political parties will be the servants of this Khoisan nation. If you claim you are a politician, then you are a servant of the people. All the political parties on the ballot parties from me the national priest of the Khoisan nation ... today you have committed to serve these indigenous first nation."Gelderbloem said the occasion at the Union Buildings was "to present to the world our leader who will also be your leader".
During the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, the bishop presented Chief Khoisan SA with a rock, and sprinkled him with water. "We will not chase anybody away from this country, because the same country that is our country is also a country that you love and became lovable with. You grew your children in this country. As of of today, we as the first nation, we are declaring our sovereignty."
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