Bushmen win land after 20,000 years

22 March 1999

Bushmen win land after 20,000 years

THE South African government has handed over 62,728ha (155,000 acres) of land to descendants of the worlds earliest inhabitants.

The near-extinct San bushmen of the southern Kalahari have plans to raise rents from farmers on 40,470ha (100,000 acres) and from the parks board on 22,258ha (55,000 acres) in the Kalahari.

• The Independent 22/03/02/99 page 10