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KNYSNA NEWS - All roads in the Garden Route District will lead to the Hornlee sports grounds in Knysna in late May for the regional indigenous games.
Participating teams will partake in nine indigenous codes on Saturday 26 May, whereafter selectors and technical staff will select the best team to represent the district at the provincial games in Cape Town on 2 July.
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The Knysna municipal sports desk call on all Greater Knysna residents who wish to be part of this spectacular gaming event to register for Team Knysna by no later than Friday 13 April. Interested persons are requested to contact Fanus Leo on 072 605 6441.
“I encourage people from all ages to register and take part in these games. We also need those who will not be participating to go and show their support at the Hornlee sports grounds," said Community Services chair, councillor Shakespeare Arends.
The first Indigenous Games event, aimed at promoting cultural diversity, was launched in September 2003 at the Basotho Cultural Village in the Free State. Through these games young and old get the opportunity to learn and play historical indigenous games for the regional festival. It promotes social cohesion and the preservation of African heritage. Participants also have fun the old-school way.
Different codes
The nine indigenous codes are:
- Jukskei: a target game, which originated in the Cape around 1734.
- Morabaraba: a two-player strategy board game played throughout Africa.
- Diketo: players grab as many stones as they can, throw them in the air and catch as many as possible in one hand. Variations are found among the Khoi San.
- Dibeke: a running ball game, which involves a large team and defenders, positioned in a semicircle on the field.
- Drie stokkies: a running and jumping game played by two teams of five players each.
- Kgati: a rope-jumping game of at least three players. Players can jump the rope in any order but will be eliminated if the rope is entangled.
- Ncuva: a strategy board game requiring problem-solving skills.
- Lintongo: a two-player stickfighting game, one of the oldest traditions in Africa.
- Kho-kho: a running and catching game where the toss of a coin determines which team will do the running.
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