#Latest news with #NamaqualandNews243 days agoBusinessNews24The Lead: The bloody diamond war in Namaqualand with Jacques Pauw (special edition)For decades, the forgotten, desolate sands of the coastal Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape have offered both illicit diggers and influential tycoons a chance at the big time. The promise of still-hidden diamonds beneath the hot soil has recently attracted all walks of life to a region whose people feed on the carcass of infrastructure left behind by the De Beers mining group. The veteran investigative journalist Jacques Pauw has returned from the Namaqualand with tales contained in a series of reports and videos for News24 called Dig: South Africa's new diamond rush. He joins host Graeme Raubenheimer in this special edition of The Lead to take us inside the bloody trade. Listen on YouTube: Listen on Apple Podcasts:
News243 days agoBusinessNews24The Lead: The bloody diamond war in Namaqualand with Jacques Pauw (special edition)For decades, the forgotten, desolate sands of the coastal Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape have offered both illicit diggers and influential tycoons a chance at the big time. The promise of still-hidden diamonds beneath the hot soil has recently attracted all walks of life to a region whose people feed on the carcass of infrastructure left behind by the De Beers mining group. The veteran investigative journalist Jacques Pauw has returned from the Namaqualand with tales contained in a series of reports and videos for News24 called Dig: South Africa's new diamond rush. He joins host Graeme Raubenheimer in this special edition of The Lead to take us inside the bloody trade. Listen on YouTube: Listen on Apple Podcasts: