Merafhe admits 'We put these people... where we want them to be'
In an astonishing slip, Botswana's Foreign Minister last week admitted that his government had relocated the Bushmen to 'where we want them to be.'
News from the Bushmen
South African court rules 'Indigenous peoples own their own land'
On 14 October 2003, in one of the most historic court judgments ever made in favour of Indigenous peoples, the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled that an Indigenous people had both communal land ownership and mineral rights over their territory.
Helpful letter from the European Council
Five European Heads of Mission [Ambassadors] to Botswana recently produced a report on the Bushmen's relocation. All Survival's attempts to see a copy of this report have been rebuffed.
42 UK MPs sign Bushmen motion
A motion tabled in the UK parliament, supporting the rights of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen of Botswana, has been signed so far by 42 MPs.
EU supports Indigenous rights in Africa
The European Parliament has this month adopted strong new resolutions supporting Indigenous peoples' rights in Africa.
Kalahari Bushmen thrown off their land as diamond companies move in
London, 19 August 2003: Thousands of Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' have been forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), Botswana, reports The Ecologist.
Bushmen win royalties for their desert expertise
'Bushmen' have eaten parts of the hoodia cactus to suppress their hunger and thirst during long hunting trips and journeys in the desert. Now, a US drug company is using the plant to develop what may become a new anti-obesity drug.
Persecution of Bushmen stepped up
At least ten Bushmen from Molapo, in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), Botswana, have been charged with entering a game reserve without a permit. Botswana police issued the charges yesterday, June 16. The Bushmen have to appear in court on June 23