During the Decade the San and WIMSA have witnessed a number of significant incidents and achievements.
Just a few of these developments include:

San challenge plans of Botswana 's Government in the High Court: In 1997, the Government of Botswana ‘persuades' 700 G|ui and G||ana San to leave their ancestral home in the Central K alahari Game Reserve (C K GR). San representatives, WIMSA and partners establish a ‘Negotiating Team' (NT) to communicate with the Government (1997). By 2002 all services (water, food aid etc.) received by the San living in C K GR are terminated. In 2002, the NT applies to the High Court to declare that the withdrawal of services is illegal. A C K GR Support Coalition of contributing parties is formed (2002) but harassment continues against the remaining San. WIMSA and partners continue to fight the Government via the Botswanaen Courts (2004).

• Traditional Leaders recognised?
  WIMSA assists the Ju|'hoansi and !Kung Traditional Authorities of Namibia's Tsumkwe District East and West to achieve formal recognition of their status and to enter the Council of Traditional Leaders (1998). However, from 1998 to 2004, despite many similar attempts, the Ju|'hoansi of Omaheke North, !Xõó of Omaheke South and K hwe of West Caprivi fail to achieve government support for their recognition.

WIMSA assists Angolan San: WIMSA cannot visit Angola due to the ongoing conflict, but receive reports of harsh living conditions for the San (1998). WIMSA organises an historic first workshop between the Angolan San and their counterparts from South Africa , Botswana and Namibia (2001) and a ceasefire is signed in Angola . WIMSA and Trócaire decides to carry out an assessment on the Angolan San (2002). The report – ‘Where the First are Last' reveals food insecurity, human rights violations, lack of education and health care, limited land rights and servitude to other ethnic groups. OCADEC works with WIMSA to implement an Emergency Project - distributing seeds, tools etc (2003). A workshop designed to raise public awareness into the plight of the San takes place in Luanda , Angola and a second agricultural Emergency Project is carried out (2004).

• Khwe flee uprising:
  Khwe refugees flee to Botswana during a secessionist uprising in West Caprivi, because of Namibian Special Field Force and police intimidation and harassment and are forced to live in a refugee camp in Botswana. WIMSA attempts to repatriate them and the LAC assists in dialogue with the Namibian Government (1998). The situation improves in 2002 and the Khwe refugees are able to return.

Plans to locate refugees on San land cancelled: Namibian Government states its intention to relocate the Osire Refugee Camp, mostly Angolan refugees, to the San's settlement of M'Kata in Tsumkwe District West, Namibia (1999). WIMSA lobbies the Government (2000) and organises community consultations (2001). Finally, the Government's plans are cancelled (2002). Zambia San suffering: Khwe refugees who had been living in Zambia report disastrous living conditions and complete marginalisation for the San living there (1998). The Khwe of South Africa and Namibia visit the Khwe of south-west Zambia and discover that the San have no access to schooling, health care and ID documents (2003). Omaheke San suffer abuse: Abuse of the San occurs in Donkerbos/Sonneblom in Namibia , by other ethnic groups and the police force. WIMSA and the LAC lodge a civil lawsuit in relation to the case (2003).