South Africa’s Diamond Rush: The Spark That Changed a Nation
South Africa’s diamond story begins with a single sparkle that would forever alter the country’s destiny. In 1867, on the quiet banks of the Orange River, a 15-year-old boy named Erasmus Jacobs picked up an unusual stone while playing. That stone, later confirmed as the 21.25-carat Eureka Diamond, became the first official diamond discovery in South Africa—and the spark that...
