Botswana's President Festus Mogae told diplomats that he relocated San Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve to ensure that all citizens of Botswana had opportunities to share in the wealth of the nation. Survival International...said 15 Bushmen died this week in the new settlement New Xade as a result of a mysterious disease. Survival International has long claimed that removing the Bushmen from the game reserve was part of a larger plot to open the land for diamond mining. Diamond concession maps show a number of companies holding licenses on the reserve including De Beers and Debswana [joint venture De Beers & Botswana Govt.], BHP Billiton, and Ampal Ltd. Mogae criticized Survival International for waging a war of "misinformation"...