Sanddrif

Sanddrif

Sanddrif

Place in Namaqualand, Southern Africa

Sanddrif is a town in Richtersveld Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the banks of the Orange River.[2] It is located 57 km east of Alexander Bay.[3]

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Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous Nama people. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.[3] The subsequent migration of Xhosa people who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".[4] Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.[5]

The Baken diamond mine, located outside Sanddrif, was opened by Trans Hex Group in May 2001.[6]


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References

  1. [1]
    "Main Place Sanddrif". Census 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Sanddrift". Richtersveld National Park. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Sanddrift". Explore the Richtersveld. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. [4]
    François Odendaal; Helen Suich (1 January 2007). Richtersveld: The Land and Its People. Struik. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-77007-341-8.
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    Gitanjali Maharaj (1999). Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa. Idasa. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-874864-90-5.
  6. [6]
    "Diamond plant throughput rises 67%". MiningWeekly.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


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