Basarwa

The Basarwa are the last of the original inhabitants of a vast area stretching from the tip of South Africa to the Zambezi valley in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

The Media Institute for Southern Africa in Botswana expressed its concern Monday at what it said appeared to be "a thinly veiled attempt to contain international criticism of the forcible relocation" of the small group of Bushmen known as the Basarwa from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

"The Basarwa were a nuisance to farmers," he added, using the

ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

Observer as saying area bushmen, locally known as the Basarwa, are being enticed to leave so mining operations and safari parks can be established.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

Next, and still today, the local Setswana population discriminated against the San, naming them "Basarwa", which means "people without cattle".

Kim Langbecker: Miracle in the Desert: An African Judgment with Global Impact 2008

If it is the case that Basarwa have the same rights and opportunities as all other Batswana then where are the Basarwa nurses, the Basarwa police officers, the Basarwa teachers?

Will this Girl's Death Change Anything? Lauri 2009

Since staff in RAD schools are appointed by central government, in most cases they are not Basarwa but rather people from Setswana speaking tribes, many of which arrive with their burden of prejudice.

Will this Girl's Death Change Anything? Lauri 2009

In Botswana, though few like to say it outright, there is racism against Basarwa, the first people of Southern Africa.

Will this Girl's Death Change Anything? Lauri 2009

Most of the staff members were part of the local Basarwa tribe, also known as San or Bushmen.

Wild Luxury 2009

And the Survival International issue makes Batswana feel almost unpatriotic mentioning any discrimination against Basarwa.

Will this Girl's Death Change Anything? Lauri 2009