Gem Diamonds
Strange Circumstances in the Kalahari
The San living in their traditional settlements in the Kalahari Desert were shaken last week by a diamond mine being closed and, two days later, by an earthquake. A variety of news sources covered both events. The Botswana Daily News on April 2 reported on a presentation about the mine to the Ghanzi District Council, […]
G/wi Will Soon Get Water
The Gem Diamonds Company announced last week that it will be helping finance and drill four boreholes to provide water for the G/wi and the other San communities in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. This latest development appears to be closing a nasty chapter in the history of San conflicts with the dominant societies of […]
