Editorial
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These exquisite drawings by Hendreas Vaalbooi, currently undergoing training at !Kwa ttu, are part of a new brochure on medicinal and useful plants in the Western Cape veld. We think they speak for themselves. For more information, see the article by Ivan Vaalbooi, Stories on Plants, below.
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News
Day Two of Winter Workshop at !Khwa ttu
2010-07-30 14:28:52
After a very hard two days, KPN has launched some new journalists, writers and potential editors into the media. Watch out for their words!
Questions children ask
2010-07-30 14:00:04
We asked the trainee KPN trainee journalists to come up with some answers to questions that children often ask KPN. Magdalena Lucas did the initial work and then we discussed the answers as a group.
KPN Winter Workshop: Day One
2010-07-29 15:59:24
Six trainee editors gathered at !Khwa ttu on 29th July 2010 for the first day of training in computers and writing skills.
From village to university
2010-07-26 10:40:59
Bihela Sekere is about to finish his master's degree in Development Studies through the new Research Centre for San Studies, which was launched earlier this year.
Review of Tears for My Land
2010-07-20 12:29:30
A review of Tears for My Land: A Social History of the Kua of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Tc’amnqoo, Kuela Kiema, Mmegi Publishing House: Gaborone, 2010. By Professor Jacqueline Solway, International Developments Studies/Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario CANADA
Omaheke San Trust News
2010-07-19 09:59:27
New board, Education, Community Mobilizers, Crafts and Culture
School news from Ghanzi in Botswana
2010-07-16 09:29:23
Bana Ba Motlhaba – Southern Cross School (SCS) is a privately funded, pre-school and primary school support program targeting orphaned and vulnerable children in the Ghanzi district of Botswana.
KPN Runner up in prestigious award
2010-07-14 08:08:30
Results: Telkom – Highway Africa New Media Awards 2010, in Association with the Open Society Institute for West Africa. (Delay in posting results due to E Coast cable break and Internet delays)
A cry from the heart
2010-07-13 12:02:19
'If people want to learn our culture, why can't they just simply let us do it so they can only see and know, rather than taking it and using it for commercial purposes, something we do not do. Because we know that we cannot sell our way of life, we are preserving our culture. That is the whole philosophy.’ By Job Morris, Gantsi, Botswana.
A new wind in the Kalahari
2010-07-02 16:06:00
The last three years has seen change in the way news travels on the wind. Young San people from all over southern Africa are using digital technology – to tell their own stories.
San reactions to the news that KPN is a finalist
2010-07-02 14:13:23
News that KPN is a finalist in the Telkom-Highway Africa New Media awards met with warm approval by members of the Nyae Nyae Conservancy, meeting in Windhoek yesterday.
KPN Winter Workshops
2010-06-30 08:14:54
Final dates for the technical and writing workshops at !Khwa ttu and Living Landscape (W Cape) and Windhoek (Namibia) in July and August.
If I Lose My Voice, Will You Still Understand Me?
2010-06-21 12:20:54
An artist posed the question, asking for translations into indigenous languages. Here is one response – and an example of the power of electronic communication. Answer from Dam Debe a Ju/'hoan librarian.
We need help to find or buy 5 computers!
2010-06-05 12:20:04
KPN are looking for five computers – ideally exactly the same – for our trainee editors and contributors. Alternatively, we can buy what we need for the amount of R20 000. Read about the KPN Winter Workshops below for more details!
KPN Winter Workshops
2010-06-04 12:09:40
Bckground and thinking behind the KPN technical and writing workshops to be held during July and August 2010.
KPN looking for trainee editors & contributors
2010-06-04 11:45:00
Kalahari Peoples Network www.kalaharipeoples.net/#61252A are looking for part-time trainee editors and contributors. Training is offered at our Winter Workshops (July and August) as part of a job skills project and eventual handover of the website to San management.
Stories on Plants
2010-05-01 14:17:00
These stories were written by Ivan Vaalbooi during his work as assistant trainer at !Khwa ttu Cultural and Educational Centre on the Cape west Coast.
Common Thorn Apple
Cancer Bush
Bowstring Hemp
Tsamma melon
Bitter Aloe