Gold rush grips South African township

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg’s eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa’s latest gold fever. Dozens of fortune-seekers have flocked to the township of Springs, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of the city, scouring the dirt for gold. The […] The post Gold rush grips South African township appeared first on Digital Journal.