The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has renewed questions surrounding the rare diamonds that adorn the royal crown and sceptre that as some believe were stolen from Africa.
Since the death of the Queen last week there has been growing calls in South Africa for the world’s largest clear cut diamond, known as the Great Star of Africa, or Cullinan l, to be returned as they believe it is theirs.
The Daily Star reports: The massive diamond is held on the end of a sceptre that belonged to the Queen and is part of a larger diamond which was gifted to the Royal Family after it was mined in South Africa in 1905 – when the country was under British rule.
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News of the Queen’s death has hit the headlines around the world with many people rushing to pay their respects and express their sadness.
Yet in some countries it has also led to discussions about the role of the monarchy and the part it has played in Britain’s colonial past.
In South Africa there has been plenty of debate in the media about who owns the Great Star of Africa as well as other precious stones mined in the country.
More extreme were the views of African Transformation Movement (ATM) MP Vuyo Zungula who believes South Africa should sever its Commonwealth ties and have a new constitution.
“SA should now leave the Commonwealth, demand reparations for all the harm done by Britain, draft a new constitution based on the will of the people of SA not the British Magna Carta, and demand the return of all the gold, diamonds stolen by Britain,” he is reported to have said in timeslive.co.za.
Similarly former ANC KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Thanduxolo Sabelo said: “The minerals of our country and other countries continue to benefit Britain at the expense of our people.
“We remain in deep, shameful poverty, we remain with mass unemployment and rising levels of crime due to the oppression and devastation caused by her and her forefathers.”
He added: “The Cullinan Diamond must be returned to SA with immediate effect.”
More than 6,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Great Star of Africa to be returned and put in a South African museum.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa offered his condolences following the death of the Queen but many have said instead he should have called for the diamond to be returned.
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What else did the British steal, besides South Africa’s Future?
South Africa destroyed itself, without any help from the Queen or anybody else.
Crack a good History Book for the answer.
Just another 3rd world dung hole with uneducated grifters
Created by colonialism.
What rubbish. The Dutch and English did it and its still the most apartheid nation and the whites still rule the money.
The freedom of the world. Their freedom not to speak English and dress englosh and be educated as if english and to obey the laws of England.
Putin just said the problem with the West is they’re still Colonialists; he said that at his latest news conference.
Antiguas refusing to accept Charles as King too. African nations are refusing to mourn the Queens death as they say that would negate her crimes against them.
I just think she been dead ages now and the funeral should have been done on the 12 th at the latest, . It’s not right to have someone dead just being used as a propaganda tool like that.
Just say NO.
South African grave robbers. Bugger off!
You hqve no idea about the diamond trade in South Africa do you.
Perth is in Scotland and in WA. The Queen signed the Perth Act in WA as she opened the Elizabeth quays That Act overturned 500 years of tradition and freed the Catholic Church from restriction to take over the Crown by marriage.
It was the most revutionary act of our life time.
Perth is germanic roots.
Pagan.
When she died at 4 pm it was midnight here.
The nativity of Mary, the Queen of Heaven.
We are all disposable to them.