Several South Africans have also taken to social media to share their opinion on the issue, and ask for the return of the jewel. "The minerals of our country and other countries continue to benefit Britain at the expense of our people." The rumour that a herdsman had found clear stones resembling diamonds in the soil of a grassy, tree-filled slope last month lured thousands of South Africans to. "The Cullinan Diamond must be returned to South Africa with immediate effect," said Sabelo. The mining company, Lucara Diamond Corp. JMore than 1,000 fortune seekers on Monday flocked to the village of KwaHlathi in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province in search of what they believed to be diamonds after the discovery of unidentified stones in the area. South African activist Thanduxolo Sabelo spoke to the media, stating that the large diamond had to be returned. An enormous 1,174-carat diamond was recently unearthed in Botswana, days after another huge precious stone was discovered in the African country. Over 6,000 people have taken to sign a Change petition asking for the Great Star of Africa to be returned to South Africa. The diamond is currently mounted on a scepter that belonged to the late queen.
The death has triggered mixed reactions online, and has also generated a lot of conversations around colonialism and genocide. Michael Blundell, 53, bluff, Yorkshire-born farmer, is the closest thing. According to CNN, the 500-carat diamond was presented to King Edward VII in 1907 Cullinan, a Gauteng province of South Africa.įollowing the death of the British monarch, many South Africans are calling on the royal family to return the jewel because it was not acquired legitimately. of eastern and southern Africa facing the onward rush of black nationalism. On the heels on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, South Africa is asking the royal family to return the largest clear-cut diamond in the world, known as the Great Star of Africa or Cullinan I.
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