CHIEF Boesi Makapan looks out from his stoep . . .
In the distance, he can hear the sounds of drums getting closer and closer . . .
Singing voices fill the air as a troop of soldiers in Scottish kilts (skirts for men) march towards his gate.
Arranged in rows, they march to the beat of the drums.
Could they be soldiers from Scotland in one of South Africa’s villages?
No!
It’s the annual marching of the troops at Makapanstad which has been a tradition that goes back to the First World War fought between 1914 and 1918!
Sergeants dressed up in their ceremonial Scottish regalia –with white shirts, red sashes and red and black kilts – take pride in performing for their chief.

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