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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04GABORONE2026 |
HIGH COURTCASE DEVELOPMENTS: FIRST PEOPLE OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: First People of the Kalahari's (FPK) High Court case against the Government of Botswana made slow progress during the month of November. Developments outside the court room, including the FPK leader Roy Sesana's trip to the U.S. and U.K., the increasing involvement of Survival [...] |
2004-12-10 11:03:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE1002 |
SAN DISPUTE ALLEGED LINK BETWEEN DIAMONDS AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Working Group on Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa (WIMSA), which represents San communities in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Angola, has spurned the argument that plans to mine diamonds prompted relocations from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve(CKGR). WIMSA as [...] |
2005-07-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE1026 |
AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS WITH BOTSWANA [...] (SBU) Summary. In his farewell calls with Botswana's President Festus Mogae and Vice President Seretse Khama Ian Khama July 21, Ambassador Huggins highlighted promoting Botwsana business and human rights, specifically the Kenneth Good and Basarwa issues. The President and VP thanked the Amb [...] |
2005-07-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD US BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE1046 |
SAN ALLEGE TORTURE BY WILDLIFE OFFICIALS [...] SUMMARY: Five residents of Kaudwane, one of the villages to which residents of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) were relocated, have alleged that Department of Wildlife and National Parks officials tortured them earlier this year. Although the GOB has denied these allegations, PolOf [...] |
2005-07-29 06:21:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE1228 |
SLOW PROGRESS IN CKGR COURT CASE, FPK OUT OF FUNDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hearings in the First People of the Kalahari's (FPK) legal challenge of the GOB's policy of relocating San and other minorities out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) resumed on August 8. With the case dragging, FPK appears to be on the brink of another financial cris [...] |
2005-08-29 08:20:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE1268 |
HIGH COURT JAILS LEGAL ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) In a dramatic turn of events, Botswana's High Court jailed for contempt the Special Advisor to the President Sidney Pilane, who is the State's lead counsel in the court case challenging its policy of relocating San and other minorities out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. During hea [...] |
2005-09-07 12:12:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE1426 |
TENSIONS HIGH BETWEEN GOB AND FIRST PEOPLE OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tensions between the GOB and the First People of the Kalahari (FPK) have reached a new high with the arrest of 21 individuals trying to force entry through a closed gate into the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) on September 24. Government officials reportedly had followed [...] |
2005-10-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE162 |
UPDATE ON CKGR RELOCATION COURT CASE [...] (U) Summary: Hearings in the court case involving the First People of the Kalahari (FPK) vs. the Government of Botswana got off to a slow start in mid-January. Meanwhile, political and budgetary considerations have delayed proposals to improve the Remote Area Development Program (RADP). The [...] |
2005-02-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE21 |
OUTLOOK FOR RURAL AREA DWELLERS BLEAK [...] SUMMARY: The outlook for Botswana's Remote Area Dwellers (RADs) is bleak, despite the Government of Botswana's multifaceted efforts to improve their standard of living. RADs endure high rates of poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by limited access to natural resources (especially land), a [...] |
2005-01-07 06:37:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI KHIV BC KPRP SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE411 |
A VISIT TO GHANZI DISTRICT: HAPPINESS IS [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Huggins visited Botswana's western town of Ghanzi and the San/Basarwa relocation settlement of New Xade on March 10-11. Rural poverty, severe dependence on government assistance, lack of income-generating opportunities, despair among youth, and the underperformance of t [...] |
2005-03-18 11:27:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE666 |
STATE ATTORNEY PROTRACTS CKGR CASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hearings in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) relocation case resumed on May 3 but proceeded slowly due to the state counsel's delay tactics. According to First People of the Kalahari (FPK), it has been betrayed by the Indigenous Land Rights Fund, which has yet to turn [...] |
2005-05-17 11:29:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR |
| 05GABORONE913 |
CKGR COURT CASE ADJOURNS, PROBLEMS FOR SAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, hearings in the case of the First People of the Kalahari against the Government of Botswana adjourned until August 3. As the legal process drags on, residents of the relocation settlements continue to face grim circumstances. Hearings by a mission of the African [...] |
2005-06-30 05:56:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL BC SAN CKGR |