Farm life to town life

https://khwattuarchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/VideoVolumeBooster_1534243996243-1.mp4 I made this video with permission from my interviewee. Here is the translations of the video: “My name is /nise from the farm Poortjies. Farm life is better than town...

Farm Workers in Ghanzi

Introduction Ghanzi district is known for its beef. Other literature on livestock production in Botswana asserts that Ghanzi is the biggest provider of beef in the country and produces half of the nation’s beef, for Botswana Meat Commission. So much success has been...

Our Medicine – Part 2

This ground tuber works for almost every sickness. Let me say it works like an antibiotic, but let me just mention a few things it is used for: Some women use it to terminate their pregnancies Some people use it for flu, Some women use it to ease menstrual pains or...

Life changes

https://khwattuarchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Video_20180817115442955_by_videoshow_s01.mp4 I made this video after getting permission from my interviewees. Translations An interview with husband and wife, about the differences between farm and town life: My...

Indigenous food of San people

The !Xun and Khwe San people are known for their wide range of plant food knowledge. In the olden days they used to gather edible plants for food in the veld. The katolo is a domesticated plant used by the !Xun and Khwe Community of Platfontein near Kimberley in the...