a creolised form of !Kora word /Khamis sa meaning “Sweet Water for all”, in reference to the fresh-water river system running through the Cape Town city bowl (now underground).

1. Camissa Africans, an alternative term to “Coloured” in reference to people of mixed Khoe, African-Asian enslaved and other multi-ethnic ancestral-cultural roots. Originally Khamisons or Watermans was a name of the Khoe community at the /Khamis sa river in Cape Town.

2. Over 150 businesses in Cape Town which are registered with CIPRO using the name Camissa in their titles in reference to the river system, Cape culture and an alternative name for the City. The Khoe name for the Cape Peninsula was Hui Gaeb while the water system name Camissa more specifically defined the Khoe trader settlement with passing ships, which wasvthe foundations of Cape Town. (The Lie of 1652, PT Mellet, Tafelberg 2020)

3. Camissa Museum located st the Castle of Good Hope, focusing on the 7 tributaries and 195 roots of origin of Coloured people aka Camissa Africans