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[35]: 2 Loss of land is a major contributor to the problems facing Botswana's indigenous people, including especially the San's eviction from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. [35]: 2 The government of Botswana decided to relocate all of those living within the reserve to settlements outside it. Harassment of residents, dismantling of ...
Due to the ongoing struggle between the San people and the GOB over land rights, the "First People of the Kalahari," an organization advocating for the rights of the San people was founded. Debates revolve around whether diamond discovery in reserve, could be the motivation for relocation efforts taken by the government of Botswana.
First People of the Kalahari (FPK) was a local advocacy organisation in Botswana that worked for the rights of the indigenous San who had been forced by the Government of Botswana to resettle to the new built town of New Xade. The organization was founded in 1991, registered in 1992 and officially recognised in 1993.
October – The government of Botswana expels all but 250 of the San people from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. [2]: 32 The Three Dikgosi Monument is inaugurated. [citation needed] 2006 December – The courts find that the forced displacement of the San people is unconstitutional. [2]: 33 2007 – Uranium deposits are discovered in Botswana.
A legal battle began, and in 2006 the High Court of Botswana ruled that the residents had been forcibly and unconstitutionally removed. The policy of relocation continued, however, and in 2012 the San people (Basarwa) appealed to the United Nations to force the government to recognise their land and resource rights.
The Botswana Gazette [1] The Business Weekly and Review [2] Botswana Guardian [3] [4] Botswana Youth Magazine [5] The Daily News, a government-owned media outlet [6] Farmers Guide; The Midweek Sun [3] Mmegi [7] The Monitor; The Patriot on Sunday; The Sunday Standard [8] The Voice; Weekend Post [9]
He has traveled to Europe and the United States a few times to stop Botswana government from forcing his people to evict their land. [2] In 2002, the First People of the Kalahari took the Government of Botswana to court to seek the right for the relocated people to return to the reserve. The protracted court case attracted substantial ...
The Manyana Rock Paintings are a collection of rock art and caves located at the Kolobeng hills, neighbouring Manyana, Southern District, Botswana. It is believed that the artworks were made by the Khoikhoi or the San people between 1100 AD and 1700 AD. [1] The paintings are found on five cliff areas around the rocky hill. [2]