Uncut Diamonds
Rough diamonds: De Beers responds
Life, not money, was our concern, says spokesman about company's rescue effort at Bontekoe
An interview with Tom Tweedy of De Beers
Feature | 30 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part four: Illicit digging carries on
Miners are excavating new tunnels
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 30 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part three: “If we could work legally, we wouldn’t break the law”
Department of Mineral Resources criticised for its handling of mining disaster
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 29 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part two: “We held onto De Beers, but De Beers drifted away”
Unemployment in Namaqualand still fuels illicit mining today
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 28 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part one: Ten dead men
A desperate quest in a makeshift mine leads to tragedy
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 27 June 2016