Laughing with Sam Sly: the cultural politics of satire and colonial british identity in the Cape Colony, c. 1840-1850 by Christopher Holdridge

“…Although much satire was shorn of the racial reality of the Cape Colony, seeking to replicate an impression of metropolitan whiteness, those satires that focused on race derided the Khoikhoi and Xhosa as incapable of achieving equality with whites, drawing on growing anti-humanitarian sentiment in the Cape. …”
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The black female body: Representation of the erotic in contemporary visual art in Africa by Tayler FRIAR

“…An icon such as Sara Baartman, the South African Khoikhoi woman exhibited at European freak shows in the early 1800s, is a poignant example of haunting images that represent the spectacular denigration of the black female body. …”
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A Chewable Cure “Kanna”: Biological and Pharmaceutical Properties of <i>Sceletium tortuosum</i> by Madira Coutlyne Manganyi, Cornelius Carlos Bezuidenhout, Thierry Regnier, Collins Njie Ateba

“…(Mesembryanthemaceae), commonly known as kanna or kougoed, is an effective indigenous medicinal plant in South Africa, specifically to the native San and Khoikhoi tribes. Today, the plant has gained strong global attraction and reputation due to its capabilities to promote a sense of well-being by relieving stress with calming effects. …”
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