▁the ▁‘ black ▁spot ’ ▁removal ▁policy ▁saw ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁T sw ana ▁( B at l h aping ) ▁households ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁forced ▁onto ▁military ▁tr uck s ▁at ▁gun point . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Sch mid ts d rift ▁far ms ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁state ▁land . ▁The ▁South ▁African ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁( S AD F ) ▁Infantry ▁Battalion ▁acquired ▁use ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁military ▁training ▁base . ▁ ▁After ▁Nam ib ia ' s ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 1 ▁Battalion ▁( the ▁so - called ▁Bush man ▁Battalion ) ▁consisting ▁of ▁! X un ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁V ase kele ) ▁and ▁Kh we ▁( known ▁also ▁as ▁M bar ak w engo ), ▁were ▁settled ▁in ▁a ▁tent ▁town ▁near ▁to ▁Sch mid ts d rift . ▁They ▁had ▁been ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Army ▁in ▁northern ▁Nam ib ia ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁SW AP O . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁! X un ▁and ▁Kh we ▁community ▁re located ▁to ▁Plat f onte in ▁outside ▁Kim ber ley ▁following ▁the ▁successful ▁land c laim ▁on ▁Sch mid ts d rift ▁by ▁the ▁erst while ▁Bat l h aping ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁hosts ▁an ▁e pon ym ous ▁diam ond ▁mine , ▁ 8 0 % ▁owned ▁by