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South Africa's indigenous Khoisan seek better recognition

A giant bronze statue of Nelson Mandela overlooks a big black tarpaulin tent that has become a fixture on the emerald lawns of the South African president's office in Pretoria.

The tent houses campaigners from the Khoisan indigenous people -- South Africa's first inhabitants, whose presence in this country has been dated by archaeologists to thousands of years.

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