Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Did you know Nestlé tried to patent South Africa's national tea, rooibos?
That’s right – Indigenous Khoi and San people used rooibos for centuries before colonists “discovered” it. But recently, the Swiss multinational food giant literally … tried to claim rights over it.
AJ+'s Yara Elmjouie traveled to South Africa, the only place in the world where rooibos grows, to learn what happened next.
#SouthAfrica #Nestle #Rooibos
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Did you know Nestlé tried to patent South Africa's national tea, rooibos?
That’s right – Indigenous Khoi and San people used rooibos for centuries before colonists “discovered” it. But recently, the Swiss multinational food giant literally … tried to claim rights over it.
AJ+'s Yara Elmjouie traveled to South Africa, the only place in the world where rooibos grows, to learn what happened next.
#SouthAfrica #Nestle #Rooibos
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