The Kalahari Bushmen - Botswana

December 2002
The controversial relocation of Kalahari Bushmen by the government of Botswana has provoked international condemnation.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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  News & Politics

[jpcaesar1989]

In Europe, it appears, it is fashionable and politically correct to criticise states that were former colonies and to romanticise “tribal peoples” as a form of wildlife that insists on keeping running around with bows and arrows and making fire with a fire-drill rather than striking a match. .Most of this is just jealousy against a successful African government which is trying to do what is best for its people.

[zfreestylaxxx]

The gods must be crazy!!!!

[levlobotomy]

1:25 humans and bushmen could no longer share the desert. lowtf, they're homo sapiens as well

[behold755]

"a successful African government"

What drugs are you on?

[Kit Yinn]

The Chinese wants the diamond, westerner to dig and make profit, for your wealth fare , someone has to sacrifice. Bushman to live a western life styles, not mother nature.

[Pako Disho]

Thos stupid whites came all the way from the west driven by deir stupd fantasies... u made that video to be wat u wanted it to be. All u white ppl want is to make afrikn some sort adventure to u tht u investgate upon. I live in the Uk and am from Botswana, i surely knw those are the onli ppl in Bots tht gets to have everthn thy want for... dont bring dey should be left alone wyl u educated bushmen in white countries... u ppl cn be so annoyn at tymz involvn urslves in shyt u knw nothn about...

[Micky Bagabeers]

Yeah, about 30,000+ years of evolution.

[Cadey Caudill]

humans and bushman? wtf...they ARE human. i am american, and i am seeing a sad repeat in american history....anyone every heard of the trail of tears. almost wiped out whole tribes, bc the govt couldnt "live" along side them.

[OneMizz Tee]

SI should be fair and advocate truthfully

[OneMizz Tee]

Many batswana aren't against basarwa's advocacy to retain their way of life, but when SI get sensationalist by claiming that 'basarwa will die if they don't hunt, so we should boycott botswana diamonds' they portray the san to be weaklings. A lot have chosen urban life and they are still alive, they are policemen, soldiers, in health care every where and healthy.

[OneMizz Tee]

these people are citizens of Botswana and should receive services which are the rights of every single motswana, however i would like to hear their advocacy groups articulate themselves clearly and gov being more pliable because they should be able to preserve their way of life but not be disadvantaged in the receiving health care which is a matter of life and death in this era of hiv/aids.

[OneMizz Tee]

dont lie or sensationalise, it is not a genocide. an attempt to move people to a place with centralised resources shouldnt be demonised, it would be easier to provide services for them for example, many basarwa choose to send their children to school but getting them to school each term is a challenge. the issue i have a problem with is hunting restrictions because if the basarwa want to hunt they should be able to do this