Discover Kimberley: South Africa’s Diamond Capital
A City Built on Diamonds
Kimberley’s history glittered to life in 1871, when diamonds were discovered on the Vooruitzicht farm. What followed was nothing short of a frenzy – a booming Diamond Rush that transformed a dusty tent settlement (briefly known as New Rush) into one of the most influential mining cities in the world. By 1873, the town was officially...