ANAPIX: Khoisan tribes meet on Table Mountain in bid to reclaim the ‘mountain in the sea’

By Henk Kruger Last updated Nov 10, 2020

A group of people of tribes and organisations belonging to the Khoisan indigenous nations met on Thursday to discuss plans to expand their current occupation at Table Mountain.

South Africa – Cape Town – 5 November 2020. A collective of tribes and organisations belonging to the Khoe and /Xam indigenous nations are occupying a site at Table Mountain. They claim they are reoccupying the land that was taken from them. A group of approximately 20 people held a meeting discussing topics on how they will go ahead in reclaiming the land. They have been occupying the land since October 24th. The meeting, which were attended by people dressed in traditional clothing started with dance and songs. Picture Henk Kruger/African News Agency(ANA)

The public meeting allowed for interested individuals to find out more about what they referred to as a “reclaiming” and how to get involved, as well as to discuss the way forward.

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