The search for the next Jwaneng

De Beers' drilling activities at a site in Tsabong
De Beers' drilling activities at a site in Tsabong

In its heydays, De Beers had highly trained experts on the ground in more than 20 countries across the globe, spending US$100 million annually searching for diamonds. Today, the search has been narrowed down to just three. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, reports on the hunt for the next Jwaneng beneath the sands at Tsabong

The four men are most noticeable by the military style leg armour they are wearing – a tough, mesh of material strapped around the leg from ankle to knee, which is also waterproof.

The leg armour is critical in this part of the world, 25 kilometres south-west of Tsabong and deeper into the desert, where all manner of venomous snakes lie in wait, unused to humans and eager to strike out.

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