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Klaas Afrikaner (Nama name: ǃGaruhamab, born before 1760, died after 1800) was the second Captain of the Orlam Afrikaners, first in the Cape Colony, then in South-West Africa. Klaas became leader of his tribe after his father Oude Ram died in Cape Town at around 1760.

Under his leadership the Afrikaner Clan left the Cape in the 1770s and moved northwards into the area that is today southern Namibia. This happened at first with the consent, possibly even under the order, of the South African Cape Government. Later he is credited as one of the founders of Namibia's first systematic settlement in an engineering sense, ǁKhauxaǃnas. This settlement was built as a hidden retreat and a fortress to fend off possible pursuits by the Cape authorities, indicating that by then he had lost whatever mandate he might have had to execute military actions in South-West Africa. At around 1800 he handed over the chieftainship to his son Jager Afrikaner.

References

Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, A". Retrieved 24 June 2010.

v t e Captains of the Orlam
Orlam Afrikaner ǀAixaǀaen	Oude Ram Afrikaner (before 1760) Klaas Afrikaner (1760–around 1800) Jager Afrikaner (around 1800–1823) Jonker Afrikaner (1823–1861) Christian Afrikaner (1861–1863) Jan Jonker Afrikaner (1863–1889) Hendrina Afrikaner (2004–2011) Eduard Afrikaner (2016-)
Berseba Orlam ǀHaiǀkhauan	Dirk Isaak (before 1850) Paul Goliath (1850–1869) Jakobus Isaak (1873–1892) Diederik Goliath (1894–c. 1900) Johannes Christian Goliath (c. 1900–1925) Andries Goliath (1925–1933) Diederik Ruben Goliath (1933–1938) David Vries (1938–1956) Edward Isaak, Jr. (1938–1959) David Christian Goliath (1959–1970s) Diederik Isaak (1959–1970s) Stephanus Goliath (1976–2010) Thomas Karools (2010–2010) Johannes Fleermys (?–?) Johannes Isaak (2011–) of the faction supporting SWAPO; of the faction supporting DTA; leader of the reunified group;
Bethanie Orlam ǃAman	Kobus Frederiks (1804–1824) Jan Frederiks (1824–1846) Joseph Frederiks I (1825–1842) David Christian Frederiks (1842–1880) Joseph Frederiks II (1880–1893) Paul Frederiks (1893–1906) Cornelius Frederiks (1893–1906) Eduard Frederiks (1916–1922) Joseph Frederiks III (1922–1938) Simon Frederiks (1938–1977) David Frederiks (1977–) of the faction supporting the German Empire; of the faction opposing German Empire;;
Khauas Nama Kaiǀkhauan	Amraal Lambert (until 1864) Andreas Lambert (1864–1894) Eduard Lambert (1894–1896)
Witbooi Orlam ǀKhowesin	Kido Witbooi (1805–1875) Moses Witbooi (1875–1888) Hendrik Witbooi (1888–1905) Isaak Witbooi (1905–1928) David Witbooi (1928–1955) Hendrik Samuel Witbooi (1955–1978) Hendrik Witbooi, Jr. (1978–2009) Christian Rooi (2009–) acting

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