Kalahari Diamonds Limited Project

On February 13, 2003 the International Finance Corporation (IFC) approved an equity investment in Kalahari Diamonds Limited. Sponsored by BHP Billiton, Kalahari Diamonds Limited will prospect for diamonds within licensed areas, one third of which fall within the Central Kalahari and Khutse Game Reserves, traditional homelands of the San (Bushmen). The project sponsor committed to hold consultations with San community members following the project’s approval and the IFC planned to visit the project area early in the project’s implementation.

NGO Contacts

Survival International
(UK Office) Tel: 44-20-7687-8700, Fax: 44-20-7687-8701
www.survival-international.org

Working Group for Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa (WIMSA)
Tel: 264-61-244909, Fax: 264-61-272806
www.san.org.za/wimsa/home.htm

Ditshwanelo
Tel: 267 390-6998
http://www.ditshwanelo.org.bw/

Botswana Council of NGOs
Tel: 267 391 1319
bocongo@bocongo.org.bw
www.bocongo.org.bw

Bank Contacts

IFC– John Wilson, Principal Investment Officer
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20433
Tel: (202) 473-1234, Fax: (202) 974-4323
jwilson@ifc.org

IFC– John Middleton, Senior Environmental Specialist
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20433
Tel: (202) 473-1234, Fax: (202) 974-4323
jmiddleton1@ifc.org

Private Sector Contacts

Kalahari Diamonds Limited – Mr. John W. Bristow, General Manager
PO Box 11946, Hatfield,
Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
Tel: +27 12 460 6574 / +27 82 571 3004 (C)