61. 4th COMMUNIQUE: Indigenous People Vs The Arrogance Of Power A group of 243 san, indigenous people of Southern africa, took the government ofBotswana to court yesterday, challenging their forced removal from the http://blog.zmag.org/4thcommunique/archives/000818.html

4th COMMUNIQUE Mandisi Majavu's Blog of Reports and Analysis from South Africa Archives July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 Topics Recent Entries The African Union and the Darfur crisis Instead of more assessments why not sanctions? Still no peace in Sudan The Case of Comrade King Mswati ... Indigenous people vs Tourism Search Search this site: Syndication Syndicate this site (XML) Powered by Movable Type 2.661 The Z Blogs Z Blogs Directory (NEW!) Turning the Tide Goodbye Maggie Thought Dreams ... Main July 06, 2004 Indigenous people vs the arrogance of power Posted by Mandisi Majavu at July 6, 2004 08:49 AM A group of 243 San, Indigenous people of Southern Africa, took the government of Botswana to court yesterday, challenging their forced removal from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and asking the court to rule that the government’s decision in 2002 to cut off water, food ad health services to the settlements in the reserve was illegal. There are about 48 000 San people living in Botswana – they are among the poorest, totally marginalised and the government of Botswana refuses to recognise them as indigenous people, claiming that every Motswana is indigenous. This self-serving argument is presented to anyone who argues that historical and archaeological evidence shows that the San people have lived and hunted in the Southern Africa region for over 35 000 years. A term used to refer to the San is “Basarwa” – a demeaning word suggesting servitude. The reason behind the forced removal is to create a tourism industry in that country while diversifying the country’s economy at the same time. The IMF made it clear to the Botswana government that it must pursue the diversification of its economy. Diamonds account for three quarters of Botswana export earnings, one third of its GDP and 50 percent of the government revenues. This is generated by Debswana – a company jointly owned by the government and De Beers – and is the world’s biggest uncut diamond producer in value terms.

62. 4th COMMUNIQUE: Indigenous People Vs Tourism a disgusting article in the Sunday Times (South african newspaper) about theexploitation of the san people the indigenous people of Southern africa. http://blog.zmag.org/4thcommunique/archives/000727.html

4th COMMUNIQUE Mandisi Majavu's Blog of Reports and Analysis from South Africa Archives July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 Topics Recent Entries The African Union and the Darfur crisis Instead of more assessments why not sanctions? Still no peace in Sudan The Case of Comrade King Mswati ... Indigenous people vs Tourism Search Search this site: Syndication Syndicate this site (XML) Powered by Movable Type 2.661 The Z Blogs Z Blogs Directory (NEW!) Turning the Tide Goodbye Maggie Thought Dreams ... Main June 27, 2004 Indigenous people vs Tourism Posted by Mandisi Majavu at June 27, 2004 01:12 PM I have just read a disgusting article in the Sunday Times (South African newspaper) about the exploitation of the San people the indigenous people of Southern Africa. The story, which should have made front page is on page five, reveals how San children are kept out of school so that tourists can pay up to R50 ($1 trading at R6) to watch them sing and dance. Apparently this has been going on for the past three years at an ostrich ranch in the North West of the country (South Africa) managed by a shady character named Andre Coetzee. Every time I hear someone talking about tourism these days I tremble with fear and anger, because I know for the poor and the black and brown and for all those who are different this means exploitation, misery, ridicule, contempt, disdain, repugnance and undignified treatment.

63. REDI News Features san people in southern africa demand end to social exclusion By Virginia Muwanigwa The Constitutional Court ruled that indigenous people have land and http://www.sardc.net/Editorial/Newsfeature/04340404.htm

News Features San people in southern Africa demand end to social exclusion - By Virginia Muwanigwa Southern African countries home to the San have been challenged to address the latter’s concerns to reduce social exclusion. Statistics provided by the Working Group on Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa (WIMSA), a regional organization working with San, reveal that there are at least 100,000 of this ethic group in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The largest group, 46,000, is found in Botswana followed by 38,000 in Namibia, 6,500 in South Africa and 3,400 in Angola. Zambia and Zimbabwe are home to at least 3,500. In all countries, the San are conspicuous in that they exist on the fringes of mainstream society, “with a history of discrimination, poverty, social exclusion, erosion of cultural identity and denial of rights as a group.” Some continue to hunt and gather part time, while most others work for low wages on farms. Rising HIV and AIDS rates, shifts in health, fertility and mortality patterns, sedentary lives and inadequate access to education, social organization and local-level development are other challenges. These challenges have motivated the San towards political mobilization. As members of various local, national and regional organisations, the San have been able to overcome many obstacles in an effort to retain their languages, cultures, and religious beliefs.

64. AllAfrica.com South Africa UN Encouraged By SA S Commitment He explained that all indigenous people in the country were brutally oppressed Through my conversation with government authorities and Khoisan people, http://allafrica.com/stories/200508080582.html

65. HREOC Website - Bringing Them Home - Text Only Version Initially, the Dutch established good relations with the Khoikhoi and san,indigenous people living in South africa. Most of the settlers were simply http://www.hreoc.gov.au/bth/text_versions/map/international/south_africa.html

BTH Home BTH Text-Only Home About the Inquiry Track the History ... South Africa Bringing them home - Chart Developments in Other Countries South Africa Early Settlement In , Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company arrived at the Cape of Good Hope after receiving instructions to set up an outpost en route to Asia for trade. Although privately owned, the Dutch East India Company was given authority by the Dutch Government to colonise territories and enslave the Indigenous people as workers. Initially, the Dutch established good relations with the Khoikhoi and San, Indigenous people living in South Africa. Most of the settlers were simply traders, so they never built permanent settlements. Even so, many of the Khoikhoi and San were used as cheap labour, in addition to slaves brought over from India and West Africa. The most immediate result of this settlement was disease and dispossession. The Europeans brought new diseases, such as smallpox and measles, to the Cape causing the deaths of many Indigenous people. Those that remained were enslaved to work as cheap labour. The growing European population also demanded more land for agriculture and development. By the early 1700s , the Khoikhoi had lost most of their land to the Boer settlers.

66. SOUTH AFRICA: Feature - Marginalised San Win Royalties From Diet Drug The san, whose 40000year history makes them the oldest people in southern The san were ignored as the concept of indigenous knowledge and associated http://www.kalaharipeoples.org/documents/diet drug.html

SOUTH AFRICA: Feature - Marginalised San win royalties from diet drug [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 26 March (IRIN) - It was a simple ceremony in a remote corner of the Kalahari desert, but a landmark event for the rights of indigenous people worldwide. Some singing and dancing by children, four brief speeches, and an intense sense of pride as San elders watched their leaders sign an agreement between the South African San Council and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of South Africa. In an historic moment, they agreed to share the profits from developing an anti-obesity drug from a cactus the San have used for centuries to stave off hunger and thirst. The CSIR will pay the San eight percent of milestone payments made by its licensee, Phytopharm, during the drug's clinical development over the next three to four years. The San could earn six percent of all royalties if and when the drug is marketed, possibly in 2008. Already R259,066 (US $32,000) has been paid. Milestone payments for the San could reach between R8 to R12 million (US $1 million to US $ 1.4 million) while royalties could top R60 million (US $7.4 million) annually during the 15 to 20 years before a patent expires.

67. FPP - Indigenous Peoples And Protected Areas In Africa - Project Over the past two years FPP provided ten African indigenous communities and Central to indigenous peoples’ claims is the desire for secure access to the http://www.forestpeoples.org/Briefings/Africa/fpproj_update_mar03_eng.htm

68. History Of Africa The True Story Exploitation of prehistoric knowledge of indigenous people. to be the originalhuman inhabitants of subSaharan africa is known as the san people. http://www.rebirth.co.za/history_of_africa.htm

History of Africa the true story Mapungubwe, Apartheid, slavery, war and conflict, child abuse, traditional minstrels, HIV/AIDS. Exploitation of prehistoric knowledge of indigenous people. Mapungubwe History of Africa denied For Centuries the rich History of South Africa dating back about 2000 years was hidden from its people. Mapungubwe was home to an advanced culture of people. The civilization thrived as a sophisticated trading center from around 1200 to 1300 AD. It was the center of the largest kingdom in the sub-continent, where a highly sophisticated people traded gold and ivory with China, India and Egypt. The fact that Bantu speaking peoples of the region had a highly civilized existence hundreds of years before the first Europeans arrived was too much for any settler to bear .. The San people and Hoodia Gordonii In 2002 the Hoodia Gordonii case reversed a worldwide history of exploitation of indigenous peoples. The San tribe could easily have been victims of biopiracy. The particularly disconcerting aspect of this case is that it was a governmental organisation, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The CSIR is an institution that was shaped by the apartheid regime it had served well for 40 years.

69. UN Special Rapporteur Visits SA - SouthAfrica.info and implement the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples . A san family in the Northern Cape (Photo South African Tourism) http://www.safrica.info/what_happening/news/news_international/rapporteur2907.ht

var fullhost = window.location.hostname; document.cookie = 'site_session=38;domain=' + fullhost + ';path=/;'; Sun, 25 Sep 2005 About South Africa South Africa map SA web directory Site map ... SA Weather Service Mapping the best sites in SA cyberspace - goSouthAfrica Find your way on our interactive macro-to-micro South Africa map UN special rapporteur visits SA 29 July 2005 A United Nations Special Rapporteur is in the country for an in loco assessment of the condition of the Khoi-San communities in South Africa. This is part of preparing a report on the UN Second Decade on Indigenous Issues, which was proclaimed by the 59th session of UN under resolution 174. While in South Africa, Rodolfo Stavenhagen is expected to engage with various Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers, premiers, leaders and members of various Khoi-San communities, as well as academic institutions. He will be in the country until 8 August. The government says the critical tasks of the UN Second Decade on Indigenous Issues include the development of action-oriented programmes aimed at overcoming the challenges faced by indigenous people in areas such as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment and economic and social development. Accordingly the special rapporteur will focus on the impact of development projects on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous communities.

70. San Rights Study Completed THE african Commission s Working Group on indigenous Populations and Communitiesin africa has finished its study with san people in Namibia. http://www.namibian.com.na/2005/August/national/05CB759876.html

You Are Here: FrontPage Local News Monday, August 8, 2005 - Web posted at 7:51:19 GMT San rights study completed * KRISTIINA JUUTINEN THE African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations and Communities in Africa has finished its study with San people in Namibia. The working group was invited to carry out its mission by the Namibian government at the request of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. The small delegation comprised of Commissioner Andrew Chigovera, a member of the African Commission who acted as Chairperson for the working group, and Dr Naomi Kipuri. The mission was supported by Robert Eno, Legal Officer of the Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights. The purpose of the visit was to learn about the human rights situation of the indigenous communities and engage government and other stakeholders on how the situation could be improved, if necessary. At a press conference in Windhoek on Friday, Chigovera said that because of time constraints the delegation was not able to meet Himba people nor visit as many San communities as they had hoped. However, in discussions with officials the delegation raised issues on behalf of both peoples - the only indigenous groups in Namibia to be under the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights' mandate.

71. Creamer Media's Mining Weekly Online, South African Mining News :: Contact Us assessment of the condition of the Khoisan communities in South africa.This is part of preparing a report on the UN Second Decade on indigenous Issues http://www.miningweekly.co.za/min/about/contact/?show=71507

72. United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization International Day of the World’s indigenous People. san.jpg Elder of the sancommunity of the southern Kalahari (South africa) © Kim Ludbrook/EPA/Sipa,Paris http://www.unesco.org/

73. UNESCO Water Portal Newsletter No. 105: Water And Indigenous People In Celebrati Read some facts and figures about water and indigenous peoples Centuries ago,the san, or Bushmen, were the only inhabitants of the semiarid Kalahari http://www.unesco.org/water/news/newsletter/105.shtml

Home to Water Portal About the Water Portal IHP - International Hydrological Programme - National Committees ... - by type of organization Choose a language English UNESCO WATER PORTAL WEEKLY UPDATE No. 105: WATER AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 05 August 2005 SUMMARY News 9 August: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Job vacancy for Chief of Section on Hydrological Processes and Climate at UNESCO/IHP Events ... 2005-2015 is the International Decade For Action 'Water for Life' NEWS 9 August: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples By resolution 49/214 , the United Nations General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on 9 August of every year during the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1994-2004). This date marks the day of the first meeting, in 1982, of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights In 2004, the UN General Assembly proclaimed a 2nd International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples (2005-2014) and decided to continue to celebrate the Day. The goal of the 2nd Decade is to further the 'strengthening of international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development, by means of action-oriented programs and specific projects, increased technical assistance, and relevant standard-setting activities'.

74. Indigenous Peoples Council On Biocolonialism The Genographic Project indigenous Representatives Profiles Battur “Turo”Tumur Descendant of Genghis Khan Mongolia/san Francisco, Calif., USA http://www.ipcb.org/issues/human_genetics/htmls/indigreps.html

Search IPCB: Use for more specific results The Genographic Project: Indigenous Representatives Profiles The team of field investigators, led by Spencer Wells, Ph.D., hopes to sample the DNA of populations who have remained relatively isolated over many generations. Members of these communities carry key genetic markers in their DNA that have remained embedded, and virtually unchanged, over time. The genetic markers, like indelible footprints, are the most reliable indicator of shared lineage. Julius Indaaya Hun/!un//!ume Hadza Chieftain Tanzania Phil Bluehouse Jr. Navajo Indian Arizona, USA

75. IRIN Africa Southern Africa BOTSWANA BOTSWANA Court Case To It is the first case in Botswana to argue that the san, being the indigenous people, If the san are not recognised as Southern africa s indigenous http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=41957&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa

76. IRIN Africa Southern Africa BOTSWANA Culture Under Threat The san (or Bushmen), the first people of Southern africa, have lived in theregion for The concept of indigenous people is a challenge to the african http://www.irinnews.org/S_report.asp?ReportID=39960&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa

77. SOUTH AFRICA NEW REPORT FINDS SAN PEOPLE FAST LOSING HOPE san_Bushman SOUTH africa NEW REPORT FINDS san PEOPLE FAST LOSING HOPE (IPS/GIN) The plight of an indigenous community in South africa, the san, http://www.fpcn-global.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=126

78. Archive 2002 EXPERT REGIONAL MEETING ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN THE Important delegates to a historic meeting of African indigenous peoples in the Note with concern the ongoing expulsion of Basarwa/san people from their http://www.ogiek.org/news/news-post-02-10-1.htm

Archive 2002 EXPERT REGIONAL MEETING ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH AFRICA Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit PRESS RELEASE 16th-18th October 2002 Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC) Cape Town, South Africa Important delegates to a historic meeting of African Indigenous Peoples in the Commonwealth held this week in Cape Town, dealt with the issues of Commonwealth responsibility to Indigenous Peoples. The meeting sought to bring to an end the ‘invisibility’ of Indigenous Peoples in Commonwealth Africa, thus requiring the member States to give due attention to their human rights and land rights. As a first step member states must identify and acknowledge their Indigenous Peoples, including full demographic information. At this meeting, Indigenous Peoples called on the Commonwealth African Heads of State to ensure that the Commonwealth Declaration 2003 promotes and protects their rights, and expressed the hope that the South African Government, as Chair of the African Union, would take the initiative. The delegates called on the Commonwealth to create greater awareness of the issues which affect Indigenous Peoples in all its member countries. Delegates highlighted the importance of Indigenous women’s participation in local or national decision-making processes; Delegates noted with concern the multiple discrimination against Indigenous women in Commonwealth African countries and their poor access to health care, employment opportunities, and welfare facilities. These prevent Indigenous women’s essential contribution to the development processes of their communities.

79. The Remarkable Khoi And San People Of The Past Khoisan is the name by which the lighter skinned indigenous peoples of southernAfrica,the Khoi (Hottentots) and the san (Bushmen) are known. http://www.encounter.co.za/article/49.html

Home Article Archive Newsletters Travel Guides ... Contact Us Search Feautures Nature Destinations Wildlife History ... Vacations Newsletter Email Address Have travel deals, information on destinations, people and events delivered to your desktop with Southern Africa Places' FREE newsletter - Encounter Southern Africa. San Hunter Rock Painting of San origin in Damaraland in Namibia Rock engravings dating from the Stone Age Typical Khoi Hut Khoisan is the name by which the lighter skinned indigenous peoples of southern Africa,the Khoi (Hottentots) and the San (Bushmen) are known. These people dominated the sub-continent for millennia before the appearance of the Nguni and other black peoples. This is evident from their marvelous animated paintings on rocks and caves walls as far afield as Namaqualand, the Drakensberg and southern Cape. The many clicking sounds used in their speech had influenced the language of some of the African-speaking nations well before the arrival of the white colonists in the 17 th century` In the past they were hunter-gatherers, living largely off game, honey and the roots and fruits of plants. They lived - and some still do today in total harmony with nature, posing no threat to wildlife and vegetation by over-hunting or gathering. The semi-nomadic existence of the San was (and is) governed by the seasons and the movement of game.

80. Mail & Guardian Online: Africa Freedoms of indigenous People, said the government should have consulted the san As South africa was announcing a partial finance rescue package for http://www.mg.co.za/articleList.aspx?area=/insight/insight__africa/

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