SI fires salvo at govt over CKGR boreholes

Survival International (SI) has lambasted government for refusing to allow Basarwa access to boreholes in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) while allowing corporate interests to drill boreholes in the park.

Basarwa who returned home to the CKGR are still going without water because government says it has no obligation to provide such services to them.

Yesterday, a press statement released by SI revealed that Gem Diamonds, the mining company expected to mine diamonds in the CKGR, has dug a number of exploratory boreholes in the game reserve to be followed by more.

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