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Khwe community frustrated with slow pace of leadership recognition

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The Khwe community living in Bwabwata National Park is frustrated with the government for taking so long to recognise its traditional leadership.

The community has been trying for the past 26 years to have its leadership recognised.

 
It's an issue that has been dragging on for more than two decades.

The Khwe say the lack of traditional representation means they have lost their dignity on top of having already lost their ancestral land.

Khwe community have no access to radio frequency

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The Khwe community residing at Chetto, a village in Bwabwata National Park, says they feel out of touch with the rest of Namibia and the world.

The villagers have never had access to a radio frequency.

The Khwe are one of the indigenous San groups who live on the stretch of land between the Kavango and Kwando rivers in Bwabwata National Park.

About 6,700 Khwe reside in the many villages found in the park.

Those who live in Cheto say access to information is a foreign concept to them.