Bushmen have right to return to homeland

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Bushmen have right to return to ancient homeland: court

Hundreds of San Bushmen were wrongly forced from their Kalahari desert homeland and should be allowed to return to their ancient hunting ground, a court in Botswana ruled.
In a majority verdict, a panel of three judges ruled the Botswana government had not acted unlawfully when cutting off vital supplies to the Bushmen in the Kalahari desert but had failed to hold adequate consultations with them beforehand and had no right to deny them permission to return after the ouster.
The Bushmen and their lawyers reacted to the verdict with delight, saying their years-long battle for justice had been finally vindicated after presiding judge Maruping Dibotelo delivered the verdict in the city of Lobatse. . . .
 
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Bird of Prey said:
The Bushmen and their lawyers

How do you say, "I really appreciate the gourdfull of water and the tubers, but when can we expect the twenty seven thousand dollars?" in the click & pop language of the Bushmen?

Just kidding. This is a great story. :)
 
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