
'Bushmen' on the brink: government persecution intensifies
Two years after the Botswana government evicted hundreds of Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' from their ancestral land, the authorities are now stepping up their persecution.
Two years after the Botswana government evicted hundreds of Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' from their ancestral land, the authorities are now stepping up their persecution.
Two organisations representing some of South Africa's Indigenous peoples have spoken out in support of the rights of the Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' of Botswana to return to their land.
Survival International and Rebecca Hossack are proud to announce 'Survival', an exhibition of Bushmen art, embroidery and jewellery.
One of Australia's best-known authors, Doris Pilkington Garimara, has filmed an ad for Survival International.
Colin Firth, star of the major new film 'Love Actually', has condemned the Botswana government's eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Somali supermodel Iman is backing a company which opposes Indigenous peoples' rights, despite press reports that she had withdrawn her support. Iman is the public 'face' of De Beers, and is reportedly being paid around US$1 million.
Botswana's Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' are asking De Beers and BHP Billiton not to mine on their land until their rights to return to it and live on it in peace are respected.
The judgment earlier this month in the Richtersveld case highlights once more the issue of racial discrimination in Botswana.