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KwaHlathi village, several hundred kilometres southeast of South Africa's capital Johannesburg is being flooded by streams of diamond hunters.
These scenes have followed a drover recently unearthing a stash of sparkling rocks.
With unemployment and poverty levels high, prospectors are paying no heed to the government's cautions regarding the minerals' potential lack of value.
Mduduzi Maphumulo is buoyed up by his find.
South Africa is famed for its mineral wealth and in particular the Cullinan diamond, currently the piece de resistance of the British crown jewels.
The gem, excavated from a position close to the ground's surface, has inspired surges of diamond hunters on personal quests for similar finds.
Nevertheless, treasure seeker Hlengiwe Mlambo has doubts and urges a note of caution.
State authorities quoting coronavirus restrictions have mounted an as yet failed bid to disperse the throng of diggers.
Meanwhile, mineral specialists have been enlisted to formally assess the situation on site.
