(This article from Die Burger) 

oor die werklike betekenis van die Slag van Bloedrivier van 1838 slaan steeds elke kort-kort uit, onlangs weer op die virtuele geselsblaaie van LitNet. Daar is nie twyfel aan nie dat dié veldslag tussen ’n groep Voortrekkers en ’n mag Zoeloe-impi’s ’n belangrike oomblik in die geskiedenis van die wit Afrikaner bly.

Uit die debatte blyk dat mense wat 16 Desember steeds ingevolge die Gelofte as ’n Sabbat herdenk, meestal nie erg geesdriftig oor die post-1994-bestel is nie. Vir baie van hulle, so het ons pas weer gelees, was dit ’n oorwinning van Goed oor Kwaad en die Voortrekkers se oorwinning het beteken dat God die wit Afrikaner as ’n soort Uitverkore Volk sien – Hy het die Voortrekkers immers bo die Zoeloes verkies.

JOHANNESBURG - The ANC’s internal squabbles have driven disillusioned coloureds in Gauteng to leave the party in droves.

The Citizen has learnt that the once ANC-affiliated South Western Joint Civic Association (Sowejoca) withdrew all its members (from more than 100 branches) from participation in the ruling party.

“The infighting, alleged corruption, nepotism, graft and total incompetence have led to the disillusionment with the ANC.

The word “bruin” (in bruin-ou) as you already know, is pronounced “brain”, i.e. like that lump of grey matter found under layers of hard skull. The brain is the organ in the body responsible for our thoughts, feelings and actions. Sadly, it is conspicuously absent in some people and horrendously under-utilised by most. Nothing in the body can willingly happen without the brain giving it the thumbs up. Recently however, it really struck me how these 2 words, “bruin” and “brain” have come to have such a twisted, deeply personal meaning in my life.

It started in winter of 2002 in Cape Town. My daughter Chloe was about to make her debut into the world and there I was, this hopelessly lost, clueless, confused, struggling 22 year old outie trying to make sure that I was as ready as possible for the inevitable thrust into fatherhood. 

In 2006, a partnership between two producers, Clint Scholtz a.k.a Clebo formally from Atlantis and Jacques Noble a..k.a Jacque-G from Panorama, Robertson created Cape Awake Records. With the help of Sound and mastering engineer, Blaine Young, the label became a well known outlet for hip hop artist on the Cape Flats. 

As you well know, Bruin-ou.com is all about challenging the rules, challenging the system and creating a credible, far-reaching, community-centric communication and interactive media framework for the Coloured community of South Africa to not only find itself, but also export itself to the world on its own terms. After more than 3 years of the website being in non-stop operation and going from strength to strength (minus the odd hiccup here and there), let’s face it…during this time, you’ve come to LOVE Bruin-ou.com  - You’ve met STACKS of new, cool, interesting people through Bruin-ou.com. You’ve been enlightened, informed, challenged and some of your more aged modes of thinking on race, society and culture have been thoroughly tested. You think that next to the cat’s whiskers, Bruin-ou.com must surely be the pup’s nuts! You wanna roll up your sleeves and give back to this community that helps you walk with a bounce in your step and has restored your faith in your community which you were on the verge of writing off…you just don’t know how to go about helping though…right?