Tag: diamond mining
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South Africa’s Diamond Dream and the Nama people’s Quest for Restitution
Introduction: Diamonds and Dispossession on the West Coast Along South Africa’s remote west coast, the glitter of diamonds once masked a deeper narrative: the dispossession of the Nama people from mineral-rich lands that sustained their communities for generations. The region, famed for its harsh beauty, also carries the weight of colonial extraction, political upheaval, and…
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Nama Diamonds: Restoring South Africa’s Lost Lands and Rights
Introduction: A land of diamonds, a history of displacement Along South Africa’s west coast, the glint of diamonds has long been entwined with a painful history. For the Nama people, whose lives and culture center around the arid, wind-swept deserts and mineral-rich terrain, the country’s diamond boom brought wealth to outsiders while many communities faced…
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South Africa’s Diamond Dilemma: Nama People Fight to reclaim Their Land
Introduction: A History Writ in Diamonds The diamonds of South Africa’s west coast have long glittered with promise and power. But for the Nama people, those gleams carry a heavy history: land that was theirs under ancestral stewardship was taken, often through colonial and apartheid-era mechanisms. Today, a new generation asks for restitution, using legal…