Dawid Stuurman

One of the interesting stories told by Kobus Reichert, guest speaker at our meeting on 25 July, dealt with Dawid Stuurman. Kobus is the heritage co-ordinator of the Gamtkwa Khoisan Council. Dawid Stuurman played a key role in the Khoi Rebellion, or Third Frontier War, which lasted from 1799 to 1803. He was born near the Gamtoos River in the Eastern Cape in 1773.