South Africa’s rooibos tea industry paid R12.2 million to groups representing indigenous people in the country, part of a benefit-sharing agreement to recognize the original cultivators of the plant. A levy of 1.5% of the farm gate price of the herbal tea will be paid into a trust each year controlled by the Khoi and San people, the South African Rooibos Council said in a statement. The funds will be used to improve the lives of those communities.
The Khoi and San people have also been protesting against the planned new Africa headquarters of US e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. in Cape Town, which they say is being built on sacred ground. South Africa’s High Court temporarily halted construction in March pending further engagement with the communities. Rooibos is farmed mainly in an area between 200 kilometres and 300 kilometres north of Cape Town and thought to have health and beauty benefits.
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