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WATCH: VILLAGERS IN DIAMOND RUSH FRENZY! By Xolile Nkosi Villagers digging stone they believe is a diamond. Photos supplied.
VILLAGERS dropped what they were doing, grabbed their picks and shovels, and climbed to the hilltop.
A herder in Hlathi Village in Ladysmith, KZN, had just announced he’d found a diamond.
When the diamond rush started on Wednesday, 9 June only the locals were involved, but soon people from other towns joined in the dig for what they believed to be real diamonds.
The situation is now out of control as diggers hope their stones are real diamonds and will lead to instant riches.