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“GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — An appeals court in Botswana ruled Thursday that indigenous dwellers in one of the driest parts of the world can now drill wells for water, overturning an earlier decision that denied them access.
“The Botswana Court of Appeals said the Bushmen people were entitled to use a well already established on their traditional land in the Kalahari Game Reserve and allowed to excavate new ones. The court’s decision reverses a July ruling that took away drilling rights from the Bushmen, also known as the Basarwa.
“The government has argued that their presence in the reserve is not compatible with preserving wildlife, though new wells have been drilled for wildlife and luxury tourist lodges have been built in the disputed territory. Botswana’s government also approved a $3 billion diamond mine at one of the Bushmen communities.”
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