De Beers donation to High Court arouses criticism
De Beers Botswana has made a 100,000 pula ($15,000) donation to the country's High Court, bringing accusations of interference in the judicial system.
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International experts visit the Nukak
A team of international experts are today due to visit the nomadic Nukak tribe, who fled their forest home after Colombias drug war overran them.
Bushman play to be staged next week
A 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.
Opposition party condemns evictions of Bushmen
The Botswana Congress Party (BCP), one of the country's leading opposition parties, has condemned the Botswana governments eviction of the Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).
Fourteen arrested in clampdown on poachers
Police in the Andaman islands have arrested 14 men who illegally entered the reserve of the isolated Jarawa tribe. Survival and groups in the islands have been urging the government to clamp down on rampant poaching in the reserve.
Epidemic hits nomadic Amazon tribe
The nomadic Nukak tribe, who fled their jungle homes after being caught up in Colombias civil war, have been hit by a flu epidemic.
Bushmen appeal to Leonardo diCaprio
The Kalahari Bushmen of Botswana have made a desperate appeal for help to Leonardo DiCaprio, who stars in the forthcoming film The Blood Diamond. The appeal appears today as a full-page advert in Variety magazine.
Ten Wanniyala-Aetto arrested for trespassing on their own land
Ten Wanniyala-Aetto people have been arrested for trespassing on their own land in an attempt to return to their hunting grounds. They face trial later this year.