[WATCH] Khoisan praise singer makes history at SONA
Updated | By Nathan Daniels
Parliament made history when it invited the first Khoisan praise singer to lead President Cyril Ramaphosa into the National Assembly for his State of the Nation Address (SONA).
![SONA Imbongi](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Khou_san.width-800.png)
Thursday marked Ramaphosa’s first SONA since last month’s general election.
Praise singer Bradley van Sitters, of Khoisan heritage, was invited to lead Ramaphosa – a first for the Khoi, who also has been documented has the first inhabitants of South Africa.
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After succumbing to pressure from cultural groups over the scrapping of an imbongi, National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise confirmed the spiritual ritual will take place.
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“Our language is dear to us. It’s, it’s our heartbeat. Its who we are. So, for our language to be heard in Parliament – it’s a very, very big moment,” an emotional Van Sitters told Parliament TV.
He added: “Cape town has its original name //Hui !Gaeb – we want to welcome the president in the indigenous name.”
An English translation of Bradley Van Sitters praise at the State of the Nation Address: pic.twitter.com/vT54kOEDPl
— Dr. Zamani Saul (@zsaul1) June 21, 2019
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