Digging continues at KwaHlathi despite ‘diamonds’ turning out to be quartz crystals Mluleki Mdletshe"> By Mluleki Mdletshe - 22 June 2021 - 11:43 Locals continue their search for ‘diamonds’ at KwaHlathi village in KwaZulu-Natal. Image: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Despite preliminary findings that the stones discovered at KwaHlathi, near Ladysmith, are not diamonds, locals continued their search on Monday. It is understood about 200 people gathered at the KwaZulu-Natal site on Monday to continue digging for the stones. In just over a week, thousands of people flocked to the site in the hope of striking it rich. According to the provincial government, this posed a huge risk in terms of Covid-19 regulations and has also led to the degradation of the environment.