* An article in Mail and Guardian during 2019, stated that the Traditional Khoi San Leadership Act will directly affect 18-million rural people. There are more Khoi San people today, plus the more than 25 million different black groups of the old Reserves and Homelands. They are also living separately on CPA or Trustlands. … Continue reading Khoi San people and leaderships – legislation
Kategorie: San – Khoikhoi – Khoisan Kalahari
‘Legend: lost city of the Kalahari’
"legend or real"In 1885, an American entertainer turned explorer named William Leonard Hunt traveled to the Kalahari under the pseudonym, Guillermo Farini. He traveled with a team that included his son Lulu. While traveling through the semi-arid wasteland, Farini is said to have come across what appeared to be ancient ruins consisting of large stones held together… Continue reading ‘Legend: lost city of the Kalahari’
Kalahari desert – Tsodilo Hills (San)
The Tsodilo Hills are still a sacred place for the local San people, who call them the "Mountains of the Gods" and the "Rock that Whispers". The San people - known as Basarwa or Bushmen in Botswana - are know to be Southern Africa's indigenous population. San guides who lead archaeologists to the Tsodilo… Continue reading Kalahari desert – Tsodilo Hills (San)
Cave camp bedding in Lebombo, South Africa
The Border Cave is a deep gash in a cliff face, high in the Lebombo Mountains of South Africa. Sheltered from the elements, the spot has yielded bones, tools, and preserved plant material that paint a detailed picture of the lives of human inhabitants for more than 200,000 years. Now, there’s a new sketch emerging:… Continue reading Cave camp bedding in Lebombo, South Africa
Kalahari desert
The San - Khoikhoi ("people people" or "real people") or Khoi are a division of the Khoisan ethnic group of south-western Africa, closely related to the Bushmen (San). They have lived in this area for about 30,000 years. Khoikhoi is sometimes spelt KhoeKhoe. * The Khoikhoi who live in Africa and in Namibia have… Continue reading Kalahari desert