Rough diamonds: An investigation into illicit mining in Namaqualand

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.

Part one: Ten dead men

Part two: "We held onto De Beers, but De Beers drifted away"

Part three: "If we could work legally, we wouldn't break the law"

Part four: Illicit digging carries on

De Beers responds to our questions