By BY JOHN ELIGON AND JOAO SILVA from NYT World via IFTTT. Police cars are monitoring the area to keep the crowds in check. A Diamond Rush in South Africa, Born of Desperation and Distrust By Unknown Sunday, 4 July 2021. Thousands of people flocked to a hillside in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province to dig for mysterious stones first unearthed by a cattle herder and believed to be diamonds. The government on Tuesday (June 15) sent a team of geological and mining experts to the area, now pockmarked with holes, to collect stones for analysis. Gemstones that sparked a diamond rush to eastern South Africa last week have turned out to be just quartz, according to preliminary findings presented Sunday. "These are not diamonds, people here are just wasting their time," said 18-year-old Bhekumuzi Luvuno, skeptically inspecting one of the stones he unearthed overnight.Īuthorities over the weekend asked diggers to leave the area, citing coronavirus restrictions, but to no avail. The rumour that a herdsman had found clear stones resembling diamonds in the soil of a grassy, tree-filled slope last month lured thousands of South Africans to KwaHlathi, a sleepy village in the.
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It sparked off the biggest diamond rush the world has ever seen, a mad scramble for fame and. A Diamond Rush in South Africa, Born of Desperation and Distrust JBy BY JOHN ELIGON AND JOAO SILVA from NYT World Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Labels Latest News Updates. A Diamond Rush in South Africa, Born of Desperation and Distrust Das Ramsey. There is talk of "foreigners" buying the stones for a few hundred rands in the nearby town of Ladysmith.īut experts say it is highly unlikely the stones will turn out to be valuable. All you want to know about South Africa s major cities. Home News NYT A Diamond Rush in South Africa, Born of Desperation and Distrust. I want a house with double storage, this is going to change our life," Mr Manyathi told AFP, fingering a cluster of stones in his pocket. More than 1,000 diamond seekers arrived in the community after a herd man dug. The diamonds in question turned out to be quartz, CBS News reports.
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A diamond rush in the South African village of KwaHlathi has ended almost as quickly as it began. Johannesburg resident Thulani Manyathi, 36, travelled to KwaHlathi from the impoverished township of Alexandra with his four young daughters. The rush ‘exposed deep frustrations of communities desperate to find a way out of poverty.’.