Kharkams

Kharkams is the village where the “Hamba Kaya” the bus which transported people from Bitterfontein Station to the Springbok area, used to make a stop-over. The Waiting Room still exists, as well as the old General Dealer and the Butchery. The old “Nama Parliament”, which was used during the 1800`s, is also situated in Kharkams. Kharkams is the entry point to other heritage sites, like Bethelsklip, where the Nama leaders established the first Methodist Church in South Africa.