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Category - Bushmen

22 Mar 2013

Kalahari Bushmen launch new legal battle

Bushmen in Botswana are taking the government to court for illegally refusing them access to their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
15 Jan 2013

Botswana's president under pressure over attacks on Bushmen

Three Bushman children have been arrested in Botswana, according to Survival International, who say 'conservation' is used as an excuse to persecute Bushmen.
10 May 2012

Botswana security forces attempt to intimidate Kalahari Bushmen

Botswana’s security forces are arresting and intimidating Bushmen, despite the tribe’s legal right to live and hunt in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
20 Mar 2012

Bushmen celebrate access to water after ten-year campaign

For the first time in ten years, Botswana's Bushmen are ready to celebrate World Water Day as they enjoy unobstructed access to the life-giving substance.
6 Sep 2011

Borehole breakthrough for Botswana’s Bushmen

Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve have celebrated drinking water from the Mothomelo borehole for the first time in nine years.
1 Jul 2011

Bushmen in Botswana face eviction

Bushmen in south-west Botswana will be forcefully evicted from their land today (1 July 2011), according to national newspaper The Voice.
27 Jan 2011

Victory for Kalahari Bushmen as court grants right to water

In a momentous decision, Botswana’s Court of Appeal have quashed a ruling that denied the Kalahari Bushmen access to water on their ancestral lands.
22 Jan 2011

Survival protestors target international tourism fair in Madrid

Visitors to the international tourism fair in Madrid today, (22 January 2011) were met by Survival protestors calling for a boycott of tourism to Botswana.
19 Jan 2011

Bushmen back in court over water rights

Kalahari Bushmen pleaded for the right to water in Botswana’s Court of Appeal on 17 January 2011.
14 Jan 2011

Bushmen ‘determined’ as legal battle over water approaches climax

Botswana’s Court of Appeal will next week begin a hearing to decide whether Bushmen living on their ancestral lands have the right to water.

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