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The names of the 10 boardrooms in Die Klubhuis are as South African as braaivleis, biltong and koeksisters, each recalling a region of our beautiful country. But did you know the origins of these names?
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| Boesmanland |
The land where the San lived |
| Bokkeveld | Millions of migrating springbok used to roam these plains |
| Gariep | The historic Khoi name for the Orange River |
| Hantam | The original Khoi in the area ate the root of a plant they called heyntame, which grew at the foot of what became called the Hantam Mountain. It’s a soundalike! |
| Kamdeboo | There used to be a watering hole that hippos used, surrounded by green in an otherwise arid landscape. “Green hippo hole” is what the Khoi called it, and this is the translation… what a beautiful word! |
| Molopo | One of our biggest rivers, in the north; the name is said to come from the Tswana for “running water” |
| Namakwaland | The land of the Namaqua, the original Khoisan inhabitants of the area |
| Outeniqua | The Khoi words for “those who bear honey” sounded like this, and these honeybearers are thought to have been a specific Khoisan tribe |
| Swartland |
These wide plains were covered in dark-green renosterbossies and flat shrubbery that would seem almost black, when in the Cape winter rains soaked the landscape |
| Tsitsikamma | Khoi words that meant “begin” and “water” is the source for this beautiful name for the forested region with its abundance of water |
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