Mmegi's editorial (5 April) accuses the United Nations of discourtesy in its condemnation of Botswana's treatment of the Basarwa; it asks why these peoples should not be removed from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) when others in Botswana have been relocated to make way for diamond mines...If the government had been open about its desires in the first place, explained that it wanted to develop the area for mining, and negotiated calmly and honestly with the Basarwa and their representatives, then it seems likely that a fair agreement could have been reached. [refers to De Beers]