evictions

United Arab Emirate royals plan mass eviction for ancient African tribe

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 20:26
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Thu, 06/14/2007 - The Hadzabe, a hunter gather tribe in Tanzania, Africa, are believed to be the second-oldest people on Earth - but of course that is not saving them from being threatened with eviction and extinction.

Some greedy members of the United Arab Emirates 'royal' family want to turn the Hadzabe tribal hunting lands into a private 'by helicopter only' safari playground - so the Hadzabe who have been there for over 50,000 years will just have to go.

San Bushman want their day in Botswana court

Submitted by FdN on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 15:19
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The fate of one of southern Africa's oldest nomadic tribes, the San or Bushmen, could be sealed when the Botswana High Court hears argument on the issue of ancestral land rights. The court case, which commences on July 5 with an in loco inspection, could decide the future of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen communities.