Hundreds of South Africans dig for 'diamonds' - BBC News

[@kamzorjan]

I hope they’re all diamonds for these peoples sake.

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

They aren't, unfortunately....

[@durururururururu]

@@walterkaiyuenpang3556 probably quartz crystals

[@kdzmatrrmat8068]

For all our sakes

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

@Mario Victor I believe in positivity also, but being realistic about it..... These ' diggers ' won't be benefiting from this situation.

[@Neilarmeweak550]

Yeah but unfortunately there is an extremely slim chance of those rocks to be diamonds as if they WERE diamonds, mining companies, the government would have already found it long ago.

[@cmck17]

This isn’t about finding ‘fortunes’, it’s about these people looking for their next meal..

[@kgosi-nkili.]

True dat. Let the people eat from the fruits their own labor.

[@MemesthanYoutube]

south africa is nt that poor

[@kennethvolwana7799]

yes

[@kennethvolwana7799]

@@MemesthanKZbin thén you don't know the real South Africa

[@zolamhlongo5595]

Well said... I respect.... be safe.

[@aureliuswright1456]

Illegal for the poor but the rich can send their teams all over to dig up Africa to grow their already enormous fortune.

[@Makobadger]

Too right mate too right

[@wendyprincess6865]

I'm with you on this one

[@sikhonamdunge6847]

Sad world we live in wanted to call sick at work and go dig myself

[@darkmaster6505]

yeah you're right

[@ry5669]

This is African tragedies !!

[@josephstalin2138]

“Illegal mining”, that’s what they call it when the average joe mines, but when it’s powerful corporations then it’s okay.

[@kob3426]

It may be cause the land belongs to the government. And they don't want people mining there. Eg : are you going to go to the lake District and cut down all the tress for wood.

[@misterx1342]

I am South African on my country's news it said the provincial government said they were worried about spreading COVID-19 not illegal mining

[@pogmonke5217]

When þe average Joseph Stalin mines

[@kingmoney9386]

@@kob3426 that land doesn't belong to the government it falls under tribal land.

[@v4t4n]

Your country and the land you stand on is the corporation!!!

[@kelvinong1908]

The government said it's illegal to mine because they want to mine first. Classic move

[@lemonhead9628]

evil government

[@marcoAKAjoe]

Stupid government

[@emmanuelbailonggangte5005]

exactly .... !

[@kabzaify]

No because they have laws for a reason, unless you want to live in a lawless society.

[@marcoAKAjoe]

@@kabzaify bro, it's their own land. Calm down. F**k corporations & laws sometimes. They are greedy & evil

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Minecraft players: "I've been training for this my whole life"

[@sora-r]

Here before someone replies "You are everywhere"

[@tiffianytate7618]

Thank you 🙏 wow not to much to not know this.

[@eliasstenman3710]

@@sora-r Me too

[@sebastiandouse]

Their not on Y:12 so their doing it wrong!

[@equinox9077]

You are everywhere

[@Vcdvd]

If it's diamond, govt will take over and villagers will get nothing from this fortune

[@joermnyc]

@T M they need a kid’s lawyer, “Your honor, may I refer you to the case of finders vs. keepers?”

[@joermnyc]

@@Dogo-xf3hz DeBeers

[@mazizimzozoyana1955]

I see War coming....

[@mb7721]

You mean USA

[@billosbilly7908]

Not govt, but rich people from england ;)

[@mcbrianmiller1264]

did anyone notice the old woman digging? i almost cried

[@bobchipman7737]

God bless em

[@ichokedonadoritoonce7670]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dadsire-TV]

Good health to her.

[@CharlesVeitch]

The heartbreak when it all turns out to be glass or quartz

[@alexiz.7569]

I hope deep inside me your right

[@dylanspriddle]

It was just revealed that they are indeed quartz. Google "South Africa diamond field" and its the top result by the guardian.

[@Hhhh22222-w]

@Alan d'Eon that's what the government wants you to believe next thing they'll make the area private property and start digging

[@krashsytegaming9222]

@@Hhhh22222-w no. I can tell by the crystal structure. Diamonds have five points. Quartz has 6.

[@thabangmagana869]

@@alexiz.7569 why you hoping that it’s not diamonds?

[@switch8428]

*"People finally have a chance to get rich, lets prevent it by saying it's illegal"* -Government

[@princealex2268]

It's not Illegal,leave the people to dig for diamonds, its God given..

[@rocoe9019]

No it's not god given, this has nothing to do with fiction

[@ADayintheLifeofRia]

💞✊

[@zockercam8122]

@@rocoe9019 Do you feel cool when insulting other peoples believes?

[@Criddy420]

@@rocoe9019 Stand for nothing, be no one

[@advisorymink4525]

@@zockercam8122 shut up and go read the 2000 year old how to be a Palestinian sheep harder manual again

[@edmundprice5276]

You could make a fortune selling shovels there

[@lee-rah]

Hahahaha! Business Minded.

[@zizoh3993]

lol, great idea. let me implement

[@gina3498]

😬😂

[@unverified_Vids]

😂😂😂

[@ettaphil9586]

Authorities: "These are not diamonds, but we have to cordon off the area". No mining allowed in this area".

[@RaedanWulfe]

Cuz it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

[@mauby6781]

@@RaedanWulfe or get rich and the government won't get the money

[@democrat8176]

How you know, it is not diamond?? But I don't know it is diamond or not.

[@SupaPoopaScoopa]

That's exactly how it works. I've seen that same trick used so many times in different industries where people who hold power devalue something.

[@ettaphil9586]

@@SupaPoopaScoopa Yes, that's how it works with every government, everywhere in the world. Oppress the people.

[@Northside7777]

Don't let government trick ya, " it's finders keepers"

[@jhoxihum3230]

They tricked themselves, not the government. Mineral rights and laws are there for anyone to read before you start digging like a fool. I can almost guarantee you the UK has similar laws where you do not own the mineral rights even if it's your private property.

[@Northside7777]

@@jhoxihum3230 stfu

[@darkl3gend659]

Fuck the government

[@only1_skunk]

That's not illegal it's there home.

[@jhoxihum3230]

Yes it is....have a look at mineral rights laws, you're in for a surprise.

[@qinisok6982]

Poverty and inequality is making South Africans desperate.

[@beyond_innovation_printeriors]

YEs, because of the ANC and the ANC alone

[@edwinagreen3887]

It's for the people. Government saying it's illegal in order to come and take to enrich themselves further, creating generational wealth for themselves and their descendants while the majority of the population struggle to even have a decent meal a day. Power to the people, they should take what rightly belongs to them.

[@y.h.8022]

here here !

[@hugoc1861]

If there s some deaths on the side, don t complaint after.

[@Workstarfish798]

But is didn’t belong to them tho. It’s very sad tho

[@Asdfgghhhjj]

imagine if the discoverer kept the secret to himself.

[@Global.Nature1]

The problem is we don’t have secret we tell everyone I got gold I got diamonds after that all the people came out and get little or nothing and no one can be Rich

[@boxingtechniquevideos5755]

selfish idiot

[@Asdfgghhhjj]

@XxVENOMxX Just like how I will never tell anyone I discovered a gold mine in my backyard. oh shit....

[@marcoAKAjoe]

@@Asdfgghhhjj 🤣🤣

[@MemesthanYoutube]

@@Asdfgghhhjj hi

[@cjeymburu9002]

Africa is so blessed with minerals... A month ago, Congolese harvested a mountain full of gold

[@beastmode3502]

Un will steal that and say they helping the people

[@beastmode3502]

@Mohammed Wasiq how is superstition applicable to these statements. How do you think the UN makes money . The guns trade , illegal diamond , blood diamonds and gold , Superstition is through the world

[@samutykuntathebantu8402]

@Mohammed Wasiq fuk mohammed your prophet

[@Getinnature841]

@@samutykuntathebantu8402 May Allah show you the right path

[@sidewinder86ify]

Well... its a big continent, really big.

[@rareandbare]

Dear Government, Stay away from these people who will soon make their lives better! Genuinely wish those are real diamonds so these people will have a better life! 🙏🙏🙏

[@colleybantang7986]

💯 they deserve it fully especially the poor people

[@misterx1342]

I am South African on my country's news it said the provincial government said they were worried about spreading COVID-19 not illegal mining. Idk why the BBC said that

[@timmybrandt1265]

@@misterx1342 BBC are known here in Australia for fake news and massive corruption

[@anthonycouse1798]

The few pieces shown look like quartz. If they found a diamond field the gov, cops, or local gangs would have sealed off the area instantly.

[@nauticdixons]

So is quart useless?

[@kdkdndjfjdnn9168]

@@nauticdixons yes 1 point is worth max 10 dollars

[@aobakwemhele6613]

That's what I thought, the greedy South African government would have closed of the area already if they were real diamonds.

[@freshyfres2704]

definetly quartz crystals. De beers wouldn't miss out on this. even the SA govt has no say when it comes to diamonds from south africa. The Oppenheimer Family run the show on an international level. from NY, london, switzerland, tel aviv israel and everywhere in between.

[@freshyfres2704]

definetly quartz crystals. De beers wouldn't miss out on this. even the SA govt has no say when it comes to diamonds from south africa. The Oppenheimer Family run the show on an international level. from NY, london, switzerland, tel aviv israel and everywhere in between.

[@jakebrennan7685]

Must be quartz, They aren't 12 blocks above bedrock.

[@manqobamagawu225]

In Africa we don't really need to dig that deep

[@ryanstephen6163]

I know this is a minecraft reference, but it turns out you were right.. These "diamonds" are in fact quartz crystals.

[@gareth449]

they don`t need to send a team to find out if they are Diamonds , just send an expert and he would be able to tell you in a minute , then problem solved ,

[@Shayoyeye5223]

Exactly, very soon the area will be cordoned off & taken over by the “government”

[@faithnaidoo7647]

Exactly!!!!.I love South Africa,but I hate its greedy Laws that causes so much poverty.

[@stevenARTify]

They aren't sending a team for that really. It's a team to take the diamonds away from the people that found them so the government steals their discoveries

[@faithnaidoo7647]

@@stevenARTify Like the diamond that was found in Kimberly!!!!!!!!!

[@stevenARTify]

@Hai Voai that's literally nothing to do with what we were talking about.

[@joshsabine219]

I can immediately see these are quartz and I know nothing about gem stones.

[@thomasalvarez6456]

Same, I see Quartz quite often. They gave people false hope.

[@ngreat4390]

Well, at least they have hope. By God's grace, they're diamonds and these people can finally live well and care for their families. What God is doing is unstoppable.

[@joshsabine219]

@@ngreat4390 unfortunately, they are indeed quartz.

[@b-boymrm.7152]

Mama Africa knows how to fend and feed her children. That is why African soil is fertile from Cape to Congo. Only if we could keep away the greedy vultures disguised as authorities from intervening.🇿🇦

[@annonomus1439]

Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour

[@shashibhushanvishwakarma]

Mama Africa so much there to learn.

[@abdulabadkumbati664]

DIAMONDS ARE ACTUALLY ABUNDANT, its just that the diamond industry manipulated its supply to make it seem rare and marketed it to artificially pump up its price.

[@Flight-of-Life]

Jip and you can manufacture them in a lab. We won't say out loud who started this lie (sounds a lot like juice, cough cough)

[@krokodilpil8335]

"Woaah there. You can't steal the things we were about the steal" - ANC Government.

[@khanyi721]

Diggers: At least I'll have a meal🤗 South African government(ANC): We'll see about that💁‍♂️

[@zaxarispetixos8728]

I would say i found diamonds and open a buisness selling water and food.

[@gcrumps]

Smart thousands of customers

[@dopepear6400]

IQ 100

[@lfeb]

If you can find any water to sell

[@zaxarispetixos8728]

@Red Roses 😂

[@zzzaaalll]

Government : its illegal to mine People leaves ... Government : sends team to start digging 😂🤣🤣

[@spmavimbela7094]

That what is happening already

[@King-Kyle]

yeah after they found out it isnt diamonds but quartz, government is now going to send geologists to survey the area for shale gas and other natural resources.

[@Emsie76]

Imagine if it all turned out to be a hoax, and the guy who owned the land needed the soil turning? He just got it done in recorded time, for free 😂🤣

[@midei]

Not funny at all. Poor people…

[@ChrisMc67]

It's actually pretty funny 🤭

[@bunny.thebest9103]

You do know the situation of these people then why is the laugh?

[@ChrisMc67]

Because the joke was funny and made me laugh, I won't lie about it.

[@gwinyafats4728]

🤣 you are going to hell with that comment🤣🤣🤣

[@danayall889]

Takes 2 seconds with a 10 pound gadget from amazon to tell you if it's a diamond or not. .. they're gonna send in a team ..a swat team... .

[@martinsmith852]

A diamond tester is also cheap. A hammer and fire will damage a diamond

[@zizoh3993]

A SAWT TEAM INDEED

[@bailey2913]

Whatever they find they deserve to keep, jeezus if anyone deserves a break in life it’s those people, I hope they are diamonds 🤞🏼 and I hope their lives do get better!

[@craigclarke6276]

Amen eh

[@BettyJean1]

It's time Africa help It's people first with its natural resources.

[@albertnyakundi6756]

If I find a diamond site am not telling anyone. I will keep digging secretly for years

[@glenntungay5140]

Apparently that village is about 80km from where I live. First I heard of it.

[@Mogojoegotube]

I dont think they are diamonds... You can tell just by looking at them

[@sjinzaar]

The actual story is the fact that the country is being mismanaged to such a degree that people will flock to go dig in the heat and dirt for nothing… Nice going ANC. Mandela would be proud!

[@nhlanhlaradebe8]

How so?

[@1jediwitch]

Predatory Capitalism.

[@ryansta]

To be fair, a rumour going around their is something of value you can dig up / find in any country anywhere, would draw a crowd. Look what happens when a cargo ship flounders on rocks in a storm and items wash up on the beach ⛱

[@midnightflight8594]

@@missmewithyourbullshit888 just like you

[@msnakase]

Only if you knew that Mandela slept with the same blanket as the government thats currently governing South Africa..

[@lenny108]

The Rapaport value for a 1.25 carat, VS2 , and G color is $2,500 per carat: 2,500 x 1.25 = $3,125 (for each stone).

[@timo6532]

No for every stone there is a different value and in every country is a different value. They can’t sell it there for the highest price

[@raisaapriliani2717]

and what makes stuff expensive is it scarcity, if the market just flood with supply of diamond, the prize will be plummeted

[@lenny108]

@@raisaapriliani2717 Right, diamonds are more widely available than ever before. But why are we trained to think diamonds are rare? De Beers maintained a monopolistic hold over the diamond market for several decades, controlling 75-85% of the diamond rough supply. They carefully released only enough rough diamonds to satisfy then-current demand, while continually adjusting the degree of rough diamond availability. Of course, this made prices escalate and reinforced the perception of diamond’s rarity. De Beers actually mined considerably more rough diamonds than they sold. They maintained a large warehouse of uncut diamonds in London. As a result, they weren’t allowed to do business in the United States and a few other countries.

[@deaddog3500]

I hope they found their fortune, wish them best.

[@jimblack8104]

At that size and frequency doubt they are diamonds unfortunately

[@Horsefeathers30]

Bless you, I hope you all benefit from this! Your government is more concerned about what's basically, a stone, than feeding its people.

[@lascannon]

Update July 18: ‘diamonds’ turns out to be quartz crystals

[@Masedi_Hermans]

I'm so happy at least God remembered his people and put a smile to his faces, especially those who lost their jobs because of this pandemic,

[@bobchipman7737]

Amen

[@renatastec5212]

I hope they find the most pure and beautiful diamonds the world has ever seen!!!! Shame on the government to send the police to stop them!!

[@kabotohaye8666]

Unfortunately it turned out to be Quartz stones 😐

[@mudani2300]

They should be issued diggers licences with the assistance of the Small Miners Association of South Africa. Mines And Energy should fast track this ✊🏾🤙🏾💯 where quartz crystals are located there's a good possibility of more precious stones not only diamonds take note.

[@hendrikcoetzer7234]

Why should government take it. And all will end up again with big tech and line politicians pockets..Guys fight to keep it....

[@mudani2300]

@@hendrikcoetzer7234 I agree with you.

[@jordisaura6748]

Sadly they totally look like quartz, not diamonds. They are gonna be disapointed, i fear

[@mudani2300]

@@jordisaura6748 at least the community is digging/standing together 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jordisaura6748]

@@mudani2300 is any of them trying to scratch the "diamonds" with crystal or quartz?

[@brudadar6359]

These people have found quartz crystals. Diamonds are formed deep underground under immense pressures and they work their way up in rock layers over billions of years. They will not find any diamonds digging in the soil.

[@leonard1871]

This level of desperation is heartbreaking...& those aren't diamonds , which makes this even more sad

[@musicislife8910]

Those are not Diamonds but quartz

[@rocoe9019]

Do you know this for fact?

[@schildiqueen]

@@rocoe9019 diamond have a other crystal struktur then quarz. So yes those are quartz

[@rocoe9019]

@@schildiqueen that's really cool you were there and got to examine them yourself

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

@@rocoe9019 .... please tell me you are very young !!! They look like quartz to me too ..... ( and NO , I didn't teleport myself there to examine it in person ) 👍✌

[@rocoe9019]

@@walterkaiyuenpang3556 great you're an expert, so how can you tell they are quartz?

[@igbinx]

Africa is blessed. God bless Africa. Amen

[@Zonke18]

But you are sticking poor 😅

[@igbinx]

@Zonke18 that's what you think 🤔 you looters

[@nkululekomfono4739]

It looks like quartz even from the thumbnail🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Vcdvd]

I hope they all become millionaire after this

[@pinballrobbie]

The land owner just wanted his land dug for free.....

[@johnlucas6683]

Hahaha Definitely another good outcome of all that digging.

[@lehlohonolomolokwane7728]

the lie from the reporter is that 'people all over South Africa' , but anyways these stones belong to the people of the land but not the rich or foreign nationals(EROUPIANS).

[@sussyamogussus]

Lmao learn to spell (europeans)

[@zishaegagasini4399]

@@sussyamogussus This is Africa we shall spell foreign languages our way not your way or their way.

[@SquishyTishy4Life]

I really hope they're truly diamonds!! Those people probably deserve it more than most people!

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

They aren't diamonds....

[@monkeybanana8667]

From the look of it, it is obviously quartz. Regardless, there should be freedom for thesr people to explore this area and not some rich oligarchs

[@haysoe7159]

Diamond bank ceo: oh no I think we left a land untouched. Quickly get rid of those peasants and take the rocks to the storage where we kept million tons of reserves.

[@thewisemen8504]

Govt says illegal Mining. Damn Them , They want it to mine for their own Greed.

[@adamjames5077]

They sure do buddy.... Corruption is like a plague in Africa...

[@RayMak]

Those diamonds look so beautiful

[@cyril_ogude]

If these are diamonds watch the price of diamonds suddenly fall in this area

[@hezekiels3122]

Indeed, the higher the supply, the lower the price. Scarcity leads to higher demand, therefore, higher prices.

[@cyril_ogude]

@@hezekiels3122 Ohh no not demand and supply. I mean they will force them to sell at a low price and keep them in poverty.

[@sunram4811]

Obviously Quartz crystals

[@ansumanacamara4195]

South Africans give thanks to God the most Great God

[@vibesmaker6482]

Hi ✋ my brother usman kamara

[@nikonfan2407]

You got one more subscriber now :)

[@vibesmaker6482]

@health and medicine no blem here i am

[@robtall5537]

God can't be the "most Great God" unless there are other Gods that he is Greater than. Are you saying there are other Gods?

[@Aska222]

*Do they not know that diamonds only spawn 12 blocks above bedrock level?* 🤦🏼‍♀️ you cant possibly find them 1 block below ground

[@jhoxihum3230]

Does it look like these people know......ANYTHING?

[@mrdog652]

They are not diamonds, anyone can tell you that :/

[@777noirkat]

It’s so sad- even a quick watch on my phone it was so obvious it’s quartz - if those were diamonds they truly would be worth millions - oops

[@MOCHI-ek6rc]

Yet Diamond experts are buying them 😆

[@brucegauld5141]

Government would have already cleared the area if they were diamonds. Funny how when a person finds something fair and square government says it belongs to them!

[@astroboirap]

it looks like crappy quartz, diamonds aint that easy to find.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

But the presence of quartz could indicate the presence of other gemstones.

[@astroboirap]

@@dayangmarikit6860 that's true. I love how they had that massive quartz piece thinking it was a diamond. If it was it'd be worth millions lol for that size

[@bnbmike4731]

Diamonds aren't rare. Well, they might be now but, legit they are worthless and easy to find in some places like counties in africa

[@governormadea5937]

It can. South Africa is home to the largest man made whole (Kimberly) dug by people who were mining diamonds. It too began like this. I believe The Queen owns owns the biggest diamond discovered in the area but yes high chance it could be quartz but geologists aren’t ruling out that it could mean at least a presence of diamonds because of how unusually shinny are the “ objects “

[@hashirhassan5592]

Diamonds don't improve lives. Good leaders and diligent public do.

[@Nirajkumar-ob7uo]

Teams coming to check diamonds authenticity : Where are the diamonds?🌝

[@timmybrandt1265]

If there is anybody here who would like to send me some stones and I will have them tested ...

[@evaadams3639]

Investing in crypto is a more lucrative way of making money

[@jamesrobert4404]

Trading on your own is very risky, I've lost alot trading for my self

[@robertpeters2893]

Trading crypto now will be very wise but trading without a professional is not

[@aulaiyahcruz3489]

Absolutely right , I got 70% of my total portfolio in crypto and I have been making good profits

[@janetanderson3971]

I wanted to trade crypto but got confused by the fluctuations in price

[@allysonditch6871]

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[@socio-economicnewsnetwork4740]

It's not diamond it's quartzite

[@dailythoughts6575]

Breaking News next week: USA & Britain Aim To Bring ‘Democracy’ To South Africa !

[@vusivusi9435]

Lol we are very open minded people we know all your tricks

[@zizoh3993]

or Bhoko Haram

[@vusivusi9435]

@@zizoh3993 lol that Nigerian Islamic state not on my country south Africa we. They won't e even last a day in our country trust

[@highandmightyqueen79]

@@vusivusi9435 They wouldn't SA army would destroy Boko Haram

[@nkululekomfono4739]

Britain still owns South Africa though,they wouldn’t want to disrupt one of their leading cash cows.

[@Comrade_Tokoloshe]

Does anybody here want to be the expert sent to that crowd to tell them that those stones are not diamonds but are worthless?

[@Maxmillion77]

For their sake I hope it's true but I highly doubt they are diamonds, hidden just under the dirt like that and in such large numbers.

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[@nhlanhlaradebe8]

Don't fooled you dig too deep to find precious metals

[@Maxmillion77]

@@nhlanhlaradebe8 I don't understand what you're trying to say

[@p.mtoafrica5222]

Africa is rich with minerals,

[@MemesthanYoutube]

@@Maxmillion77 your pfp

[@JayDealzz]

If these are diamonds they are essentially unsellable on the international market.. The diamonds are considered illegal, not only because they are mined illegally, but because they are unmarked thus making them indistinguishable from blood diamonds. I feel so bad for most of these people because even if they are diamonds.. This isn't going to save them at all.. It will just be a pretty rock in some drawer.

[@sreeraja1735]

Now the government is gonna bring the rich companies to take all diamonds

[@saeedbasabain4188]

I am happy for poor people

[@cfq.tufanuf7601]

I say leave them at it it gives them something to do in an area where there's nothing. But what is going to happen now is that government officials will move in cordon off the area. The only people going to make real money will be the government. That's wrong

[@gabrielalamyt9984]

They are DIAMONDS!

[@Greenpoloboy3]

We all need to do this here. I am digging in my garden too looking for diamonds and gold

[@wolfiestreet6899]

I've just struck oil!!

[@Greenpoloboy3]

@@wolfiestreet6899 LUCKY YOU!!!!! WOW Please remember me when u get rich.

[@fjaajf]

I'm no geology expert, but is it really possible to dig up diamonds that shallow? Shouldn't it be way deeper where you can find them?

[@Hhhh22222-w]

If it was the government would already know this and didn't need to send teams to confirm, also you can actually find diamonds closer to the surfaces there has been many instances where people found diamond on the surface

[@TonyHavenMusic]

Mandela failed to understand or explaining one thing to his followers, corruption was never "only" a white thing, it's a human thing

[@Mixturegaming65]

How Can We Find Diamonds?

[@de-angelocottrell8914]

We've already seen how this can turn out

[@georgeehlers2575]

Those aren't diamonds just quartz

[@ivanking1571]

💎diamonds not as rare as they appear.

[@rocoe9019]

The only people to say diamonds are rare were jewelry companies

[@ivanking1571]

@@rocoe9019 surely if the BBC have been there someone with a diamond machine has :/

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

@@rocoe9019 don't you mean ' precious ' ? ( of value )

[@rocoe9019]

@@walterkaiyuenpang3556 why would i mean precious when the original comment says rare and i was replying to his comment, idiot!

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

@@rocoe9019.... do you communicate with people in real life the same way as you do online ??? Just curious... has nobody smacked you upside your head yet ??? Is this your latest troll account Rossy ???

[@hamilt55467]

That’s quartz. Enjoy your pennies

[@Hhhh22222-w]

For those people pennies are worth a pound, so ofc they will

[@Nikolizky]

I hope for their sake they’re real diamonds.

[@ps4games164]

Sad BBC censored the video by not showing us the mass fight for diamonds on the dig site.

[@treborbob6028]

It’s very very possible that this is an alluvial diamond field .... the Diamond companies normally buy claims on areas like these, fence them of and sit on them to control supply ... this one must have slipped their surveys somehow.... !!!

[@vman8835]

I hope they are diamonds.

[@thomasalvarez6456]

It was Quartz

[@BJPZINDABAD]

Greed will imprison them all.

[@louislopez495]

God bless all of them. Hope it helps them build a future

[@1notquad0]

This reminds me of the movie "Blood Diamond" starring Leo.

[@gymbruh1824]

Good film

[@1notquad0]

@@gymbruh1824 yup

[@wilfriedvandaele432]

I think it's fairly easy to check if these are diamonds. Diamonds are impossible or very difficult to scratch ! If the stones can be scratched than they have come across the diamond version of "FOOL'S GOLD'.

[@TheVincentVanGogh]

Everyone gangsta until diamond loses value because of it's being so common.

[@abdmanafali2975]

Waste of time digging for quartz... you can a handful of quartz for 1 dollar online....

[@CEK51]

I hope these are diamonds and these ppl are able to get their due before the government moves in.

[@selloleshaba2297]

That what I Am praying cos SA officials are corrupt

[@cvrajendra]

I was there in December.... bought a few stones for couple of hundred dollars.... sold them for £50K each in Scotland...

[@TheSmucky]

Upload scans of all receipts and post the link. I'll believe you then.

[@jbeuwulf2374]

I hope it is diamonds for them so they can leave the hell hole they live in and get a better life, but u never know this till an expert proves they are real