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South Africa’s Khoisan people have long been marginalised and landless. But now, an historic benefit-sharing agreement for the money generated by rooibos is offering a step in the right direction
For generations, the Khoisan people harvested the rooibos plant to make tea. As this caffeine-free drink has grown trendy — 9,000 tons exported a year — they've been cut out of revenues. Until now.
For generations, the Khoisan people harvested the rooibos plant to make tea. As this caffeine-free drink has grown widely popular around the world, they've been cut out of revenues. Until now.
High atop a remote plateau in South Africa's Cederberg Mountains, half a dozen indigenous Khoisan men stride briskly along rows of thigh-high shrubs.
For generations, the Khoisan people harvested the rooibos plant to make tea. As this caffeine-free drink has grown trendy — 9,000 tons exported a year — they've been cut out of revenues. Until now.