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The San also referred to as the Bushmen, live in scattered groups in the vast semi-desert regions of the Kalahari.These primeval hunter-gatherers adapted remarkably well to their arid and uncompromising environment. There are approximately 35 000 San people in Namibia. Traditionally, the San populations were all subdivided into hunting bands controlled by headmen. Ideas about Supreme Being among the San are very vague. There are those who believe in a good being called !Khutse and a bad being called Gaua. Renowned as great storytellers, the San express, the San express themselves eloquently in prose, music, mimicry and dance
 

Source: People of Namibia (JS Malan), Namibia Holiday & Travel

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