Diamond fever in South Africa: fear that a village will collapse due to the massive arrival of gold diggers

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A woman with an animal skin on her hands inspects the ground after finding what she believes to be diamonds, in the village of KwaHlathi, outside Ladysmith, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa , June 14, 2021. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko

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A woman with an animal skin on her hands inspects the ground after finding what she believes to be diamonds, in the village of KwaHlathi, outside Ladysmith, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa , June 14, 2021. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko

Legend has it that the 3,106-carat Cullinan, discovered in South Africa in 1905, before industrial mining, was mined a few feet from the earth's surface with a pocket knife. The stone was made into nine diamonds for the British Crown Jewels. / Phill Magakoe / AFP

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Legend has it that the 3,106-carat Cullinan, discovered in South Africa in 1905, before industrial mining, was mined a few feet from the earth’s surface with a pocket knife. The stone was made into nine diamonds for the British Crown Jewels. / Phill Magakoe / AFP

Thulani Manyathi, 36, pursues her dream of wealth with a shovel."I want to go and live in Dubai, have a two story house. It will change our life"he says enthusiastically in the company of his four daughters who did not go to school to dig the earth. / Phill Magakoe / AFP

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Thulani Manyathi, 36, pursues her dream of wealth with a shovel. “I want to go live in Dubai, have a two-story house. It will change our life,” he enthuses with his four daughters who did not go to school to dig the earth. / Phill Magakoe / AFP

The authorities in the region, who fear overflows, demanded order and calm last weekend. On Sunday, citing covid restrictions, they urged Sunday excavators to vacate the scene, but they were not listened to. Phill Magakoe / AFP)

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The authorities in the region, who fear overflows, demanded order and calm last weekend. On Sunday, citing covid restrictions, they urged Sunday diggers to vacate the scene, but they were not listened to. Phill Magakoe / AFP)

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