South Africa:Bushman play to be staged next week 25 September 2006A play telling the story of the eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen and their campaign to return to their land is being staged in Bloemfontein in South Africa next week.
South Africa:South African court rules 'indigenous peoples own their own land' 14 October 2003On 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.
South Africa:Bushmen win royalties for their desert expertise 30 June 2003'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.
