Green Options » bushmen http://greenoptions.com/tag/bushmen Posts tagged 'bushmen' Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en Botswana OK’s Diamond Mine Under Condition That Locals Get No Water http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/11/botswana-oks-diamond-mine-under-condition-that-locals-get-no-water/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/11/botswana-oks-diamond-mine-under-condition-that-locals-get-no-water/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:24 +0000 Melissa Elliott http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/11/botswana-oks-diamond-mine-under-condition-that-locals-get-no-water/ Mining company Gem Diamonds has gained approval from the Botswana government for a controversial diamond mine on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen, under the condition it does not provide the Bushmen with water. The government has, however, reserved the right to use water boreholes drilled by Gem for wildlife.

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