Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
A third generation Bo-Kaap resident describes how the colourful nature of her home represents her family – P6
BO-KAAP resident Wafeqah Adams says her brightly coloured home represents what her family is all about. Even though she’s spent the past 18 years climbing the corporate lad- der, Adams, 48, says she’s a mother and caregiver first.
With a background in finance and a corporate managerial role at one of the world’s leading oil companies, Adams says continuing to challenge herself and always learning is at the core of her being.
She also loves the outdoors, exploring new places, camping and travelling.
“If I stand in the queue at a grocery store, my R10 is worth the same as the R10 belonging to the person next to me. It doesn’t matter what job we did to get it. My professional title only matters within the walls of my office. My family is everything,” she says.
The Bo-Kaap resident is part of a big family of people who have lived in the District Six and Bo-Kaap areas since the early 1900s. Even though the houses are colourful on the outside, Adams says the inspiration for the colourful interior of her home owes more to her personality and love of life than the Bo-Kaap tradition, although that’s also a huge part of who she is.
“The colours represent me and my children, and a new era in my life. When I redid the house, I had