📰 Tijl Vanneste was interviewed by The Times of India about his research into diamond mining, processing and trade. Among other things, the IHC historian highlighted the harsh working conditions that existed and still exist in this sector.

👉 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/drowning-to-x-rays-diamond-workers-lived-similarly-in-17th-century-india-and-20th-century-south-africa/articleshow/125196173.cms

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De Winton’s #GoldenMole, a blind mole that lives beneath the sand, seen here on #PortNolloth beach in South Africa. The last reported sighting of one was in 1937. .. known for ‘swimming’ beneath the sand, on the beaches around the small port town. Their habitat is under threat from #DiamondMining

Photograph: Nicky Souness/#Endangered Wildlife Trust/AFP