Botswana: Botswana President In Racist Outburst Against Kalahari Bushmen

Botswana: Botswana President In Racist Outburst Against Kalahari Bushmen   In an astonishing outburst, Botswana’s president has described the Kalahari Bushmen as ‘primeval’, ‘primitive’ and ‘backward’.   Speaking at the country’s largest diamond mine, President Khama accused the Bushmen of living a ‘life of backwardness’, ‘a primitive life of deprivation co-existing alongside wild animals’, and ‘a primeval life of a bye [sic] gone era of hardship and indignity’.   Khama also accused Survival...

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