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San Culture and Education Centre launched
!Khwa ttu San Culture and Education Centre is an hour's drive from Cape Town and is the only San-owned and operated heritage centre in the Western Cape. It is a joint venture between the San and the Ubuntu Foundation, a Swiss humanitarian initiative dedicated to the development of San peoples in Southern Africa. The San or Bushmen peoples of Southern Africa were the original inhabitants of Southern Africa. Today many still struggle with poverty, malnutrition and discrimination. !Khwa ttus's mission is to promote and protect the San culture and heritage, and to educate the San about business to generate revenue. The Centre provides a location with the necessary infrastructure from where the restitution of heritage to the original owners can be developed. !Khwa ttu is an 850ha nature reserve with views over the Atlantic Ocean and of Table Mountain. It will be fully operational by September and will have training rooms, a restaurant, a gallery with historical and contemporary San photographs, a shop selling Bushman crafts, arts and books, and full conference facilities. Visitors can order a pre-booked picnic to enjoy at the hill-top boma. The San will conduct guided tours along walking trails, to demonstrate how they track game. A tractor-driven wagon is also available. Game on the reserve includes herds of eland, bontebok, springbok and zebra.