Thousands of people had gathered in the area armed with spades and picks to dig up the ground and get their hands on what they assumed were the sparkly gems. (Photo: Getty Images/Gallo Images)
Residents of Kwahlati near Ladysmith in
Kwazulu-Natal were
overjoyed recently
when images and
videos started circulating on
social media of what was believed to be diamonds found in
their village.
Within a week thousands of
people had gathered in the area
armed with spades and picks to
dig up the ground and get their
hands on what they assumed
were the expensive, sparkly gems.
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