South Africa: City of Gold - Where Villagers Search for All That Glitters

The "gold" site in KwaMachi, Harding in the far south of KwaZulu-Natal stands empty as security guards monitor every entrance.

Once a hive of activity as villagers believed they had discovered "gold", it is now deserted as guards take shifts to keep people out.

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