As we all know that the Western Cape has the most recorded incidents of alcohol abuse whether it be assault; sexual assaults or many more which is the catalyst for these incidents. In hindsight where did it all start?
We all know that the stigma makes waves that "Coloured people" are the most worst drunkards but what gave this myth a reality; let's go further back when the VOC was installing wine farms in the most beautiful picturesque areas where the First Nations People ÔANANÔAGUB or Descendants owned.
All the renumeration for services rendered by farm labourers was indeed wine and spirits and also this contribute to the loss of Language and Cultural dignity by "Coloured people" ....so should we justify to have this name as Cape Winelands?
For the record in the Stats we see released in the media that most Khoi Community group has the most highest level of FAS ( Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) statistics. And who is the contribution giver to this? Ja you guess it right ALCOHOL.
So few years back I read on social media a post stating that on Heritage Day Coloured people will just drink the day away because of its their roots to be intoxicated by alcohol. What a bunch of KAKAPUSA or Amnesia. We really need to address these elephants in the room as what we can do to curb this propaganda machine which depicts the First Nations People ÔANANÔAGUB or Descendants of problematic information in a month's that TSOATSOA or Began now we label as the month of Heritage.
TOA TAMA ! KHAMS GE
( The struggle continue)
Jeffrey Oarasib Hotagob Hartzenberg ©️
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