Basarwa not averse to mining in the CKGR-Gem Diamonds

Friday, November 02, 2007

WINDHOEK AND RENO - For over 20,000 years, at certain times during the year, the hunter-gatherer San Bushmen families used to gather at Gope-now within Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR)--to collect wild fruits, an important part of their diet.

About 50,000 Bushmen live in Botswana, where they have hunted in the Kalahari Desert for more than 22,000 years, making them the region's oldest inhabitants. Diamond exploration was one of the main issues San Bushmen raised when they took the government to court over its move to relocate them from the CKGR.

The government claims the Bushmen were moved to improve their living conditions and now have access to drinking water, schools and medical facilities.

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