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 | | Monday, 4 February, 2002, 16:48 GMT In pictures: End of a way of life The authorities in Botswana want the traditional people of the central Kalahari - the San - to leave their ancestral lands for camps hundreds of miles away  The San have lived in this environment for 30,000 years  NGOs say the forced relocation breaches their human rights  The government says providing water and food costs too much  The area is also a wildlife reserve and a mining area  Water deliveries from the main borehole to settlements have stopped  The pump and water tanks are due to be removed  Without water the San will have to move hundreds of miles away  A way of life will be gone forever | | See also:  Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Africa stories now:  Links to more Africa stories are at the foot of the page. |
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