Ahead of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the United States this week, a Botswana Bushman leader has appealed to Prince William for help in recognizing that tribal peoples who hunt for food are not poachers. [Read more…] about Botswana tribes peoples hunters, not poachers
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Bushmen notice to sue
Africa’s last hunting Bushmen have given formal notice of their intention to sue the Botswana government over its “unlawful and unconstitutional” attempts to starve them off their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. [Read more…] about Bushmen notice to sue
Eviction of Botswana Bushmen despite denials
The move to evict the Ranyane Bushmen comes despite an injunction issued by Botswana’s High Court last week preventing the forced remova
Bushman children arrested
Three Bushman children have been arrested by paramilitary police in Botswana. The arrests are the latest signs of a new government policy to intimidate Bushmen who have returned to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). [Read more…] about Bushman children arrested
Bushmen beaten in Reserve
Bushmen beaten, suffocated and buried alive for killing an antelope
Paramilitary police have severely beaten two Bushmen, burying one in a shallow grave, after accusing them of hunting without permits in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). [Read more…] about Bushmen beaten in Reserve