GALLERY: Khoisan men on hunger strike, demand Zuma’s attention

Khoisan men camping on the lawns of the Union Buildings yesterday warned President Jacob Zuma that if he takes too long to meet with them to accept their memorandum, he’ll arrive to find their dead bodies.

The Khoisan group who have been camping out on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: Police are seen escorting some of the Khoisan who are seen arriving to join the group that have been camping out on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: The Khoisan group who have been camping out on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: The Khoisan group who have been camping out on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: The Khoisan group who have been camping out on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: Newly appointed Energy Minister Jeff Radebe is seen meeting with a group of Khoisan while minister in the presidency in December last year. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: Minister in the presidency Jeff Radebe is seen meeting with the group of Khoisan who have been living on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, they demand to be addressed by President Jacob Zuma or the Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa after they undertook a three week journey, walking from Port Elizabeth to Pretoria in order to have their demands of cultural recognition be addressed. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: Minister in the presidency Jeff Radebe is seen meeting with the group of Khoisan who have been living on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, they demanded to be addressed by then president Jacob Zuma or the then deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa after they undertook a three-week journey, walking from Port Elizabeth to Pretoria, in order to have their demands of cultural recognition be addressed. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: Minister in the presidency Jeff Radebe is seen meeting with the group of Khoi-San who have been living on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017 to have their demands of cultural recognition addressed. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: Chief Khoisan SA greets the group of newcomers who have joined him and the others on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles

: The Khoisan group who have been camping out on the lawns of the Union Buildings, 13 December 2017, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles

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