<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nChief (Gaob) Michael Williams of the Gamtouer tribe succumbed to COVID-19 related complications on November 24. He was 81 years old. <\/p>\n
Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, said the Chief\u2019s passing had come as a great shock. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was known by many as the \u2018lion of Kouga\u2019 and one would never have guessed his years. He was a strong community leader, who was passionate about the Khoisan culture and worked tirelessly to protect and promote our region\u2019s heritage,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was also the provincial chairman of the Khoi Culture Heritage Development Council and the first chairman of the Kouga Khoisan Council. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe worked closely with the municipality to help ensure that our country\u2019s First Nation had a voice in government plans and developments. His passing has left a massive void, which will not easily be filled.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chief Daantjie Japhta, provincial secretary of the Khoi Culture Heritage Development Council and a former mayor of Camdeboo, also saluted Chief Williams.<\/p>\n
\u201cBorn in Sunnyside in Kouga, he was a true son of the soil. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a formidable man, who played a leading role in the church and cared deeply about people. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was also a farmer and entrepreneur of note in addition to the many roles he played within our province\u2019s Khoisan structures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Japhta said a memorial service and !Nau ceremony had been held to honour Chief Williams at Thornhill, followed by a funeral service and a Khoi burial ritual in Port Elizabeth last week. <\/p>\n
He leaves behind his wife, five children, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. <\/p>\n
\u201c!Gaise !gu re Goab Michael.\u201d <\/p>\n
(Go well, Chief Michael) <\/p>\n
\u201c!Gaise lala re Goab Michael.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Rest in peace, Chief Michael) <\/p>\n
\u201cTi Elob !Kaise a Kai.\u201d <\/p>\n
(Our God is great). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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