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22 Jun 2011

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Agence France Presse (AFP)

Bushmen to get water after legal fight [Botswana]

Bushmen living in Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve will receive a crucial new water supply next month after winning a lengthy court battle, the diamond firm mining the area said...Gem Diamonds Company, which was last year given rights to mine in the reserve, said it will begin drilling four boreholes in July for Bushmen who have lived for years without regular sources of water. "We have successfully established a partnership with the non-profit organization VOX United, to drill four boreholes in the CKGR to provide the residents with water," said Gem chief executive Clifford Elphick.