Daar ís water: n Reisigersblik op die Xhariepse gemeenskap in oorgang / There ís water: A traveller’s view of the Xhariepean community in transition

Lut Teck

Description

This unique trilingual publication offers a traveller’s view of the people of the Xhariep and their daily lives. The book results from a research project in the southern Free State, ‘Multilingualism for Empowerment’, that was undertaken with the financial assistance of the Province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, and in collaboration with the University of Antwerp. The book entails a collection of journal entries, photographs, interview material and background information recorded by Lut Teck, a Flemish member of the research team, during her field work in the area.

Sujets

• Littérature Sud-Africaine
• Littérature sud-africaine
• Setting
• Multilingualism
• Voices
• A Mind Beside Itself
• Landscapes

Informations

• Publié par: UJ Press
• Date de parution: 15 septembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781920382520
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

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There ís water
A traveller’s view of the Xhariepean community in transition
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Landscape of the Xhariep
Lut Teck
Translation by Jeanne-Leanne SmitTere ís water
Published by Sun Media Bloemfontein (Pty) Ltd.
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DeDica Tion
Aan Kas Deprez (+ 17/12/2000),
mijn man en wapenbroeder die mij heef geleerd om te vechten
voor een nieuwe wereld voor iedereen.Table of Con TenTsTable of Con Ten Ts
Bethulie, Wednesday 22/10/2008 ................................... 29ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................... 1
Bethulie, Wednesday 30
INT r ODu CTION .......................................... 3
Springfontein, Wednesday 22/10/2008 .......................... 31
SETTINGS - Landscapes and places ................. 7
Springednesday 32
Xhariep District Municipality ......................................... 8
Trompsburg, Tursday 23/10/2008 ................................ 33
Philippolis ...................................................................... 9
Tr 34
Springfontein ................................................................. 10
Tr ................................ 35
VOICES - People, their voices and stories ......... 10
Tr 36
Reddersburg, Wednesday 15/10/2008 ............................ 12
Edenburg, Friday 24/10/2008 ........................................ 37
Rednesday 13
Bloemfontein, Monday 27/10/2008 ............................... 39
Springfontein, Tursday 16/10/2008 ............................. 14
Spring 15 COMMu NITIES - Te People ......................... 7
Trompsburg, Tursday 16/10/2008 ................................ 16 What is the Xhariep District Municipality? .................... 8
Tr 17 Who are the people of Xhariep? ...................................... 9
Fauresmith, Tursday 16/10/2008 ................................. 18 What is a ‘Xhariepean’? .................................................. 13
Faur 19
What is a community? .................................................... 15
Jagersfontein, Tursday 16/10/2008 ............................... 20
What are the problems in the communities
Bethulie, Friday 17/10/2008 .......................................... 21 of Xhariep? ..................................................................... 18
Bethulie, F 22 What can the G overnment do for the communities? ...... 24
Kofefontein, Monday 20/10/2008 ............................... 23 How can communities be developed? ............................. 31
Philippolis, Tuesday 21/10/2008 .................................... 24
Where can we fnd help? ................................................. 36
Puesday 25
What can w e expect from community development? ...... 40
Philippolis, Tuesday 21/10/2008 26
Have things changed? ..................................................... 42
Puesday .................................... 27
Philippolis, Tuesday 21/10/2008 28 r ESOur CES .................................................... 441
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Countless people have helped me with planning, exploring, organising and writing this book.
My special appreciation goes to my long-time friend and mentor, Prof Teodorus du Plessis, who gave me the opportunity to
do the feldwork and advised me throughout the investigation and the writing process.
I would like to mention explicitly the contributions of Mr Chris Mokomela (Local Government) and Prof Lucius Botes
(Centre for Development Support at the UFS) for introducing me to and leading me through the networks of social research
and social development of the Province of the Free State.
Dr Doreen Atkinson of the Karoo Institute, Dr Retha du Plessis of the Khula Xhariep Partnership, Philippolis, and Mr
Lethoteng Tladi, Director of Social Development of the Xhariep District, Kofefontein, have been most kind and helpful in
guiding me through the channels and the labyrinths of feldwork.
My very special thanks go to the numerous people I was able to talk to, often with great depth and intensity: Mr Endu
Boikanyo of the Mediclinic in Reddersburg; the team of HIV Volunteers at the Mediclinic in Reddersburg; Ms B. Mokate
(‘Beauty’), Community Development Worker (CDW) at Springfontein township; the associates and workers of the Tusong
Service Centre Kopanong, Trompsburg; Mr Cush Ramokhothoane, youth adviser at Trompsburg High, Trompsburg; Mr L.
Tsibane, CDW at Fauresmith Local Municipality; Mr Britz, social worker at the Church Community Service, Fauresmith;
‘Emma’ of the Lebebe Dairy Project, Lechabile Farm, Jagersfontein; Mr Phakamile Kulumane, CDW at the Bethulie
ofce, Kopanong Municipality; Mr Pula Tshegare, teacher at one of the local schools, Tswana community Bethulie; Ouma
Nan, Ouma Mieta and Evon of the Khula Xhariep Partnership, Philippolis; Mr Ashley Kok of Itemoheng Youth Centre,
Philippolis; Mr Sydney Goodman, soup kitchen volunteer and active member of his church community, Bethulie; Mr Danie
Compaan, Bethulie Correctional Services: Community Integration, Bethulie; Mr Alec Brown, former teacher, Springfontein;
Mr Frans Raadt, Korana community, Springfontein, coloured township; Mr Jan van Rooyen, CEO of Siyanqoba HIV
and Aids Support, Trompsburg, Madigetla, coloured township; Ms Keke Marite, acting librarian at Trompsburg library,
Trompsburg; Ms Sarah Booysen, sewing club, Trompsburg, Noordmansville coloured township; Mr A. Geldenhuis, pub,
restaurant and guesthouse owner of ‘Midway Manor’, Trompsburg; Ms M.M. (Lolly) Mogoere, Community Development
Ofcer, UFS, Khula Xhariep Partnership, Vista Campus, Bloemfontein.
Ten there is Chrismi Loth, my invaluable assistant who planned and organised and worked wonders when things seemed
impossible. Tank you Chrismi; you were my sister-in-arms during an exciting journey and you have turned it into a
wonderful experience of the heart and the mind, which I will never forget.
Lut Teck
2013