ORANJEMUND TURNS 75!

[Michael Alexander]

Guess those pioneering types back in 1936, never expected the diamonds to still be here 75 years later. This year Oranjemund turns 75 years old.

Sad to think after all the Billions of dollars worth of diamonds mined here, that the DeBeers group, Anglo or the Oppenheimer  clan could'nt even think about "sponsoring" some "big" event in the town for such an astute occasion ........

I know that there is a diamond festival being launched in Omund over March, but that is being organised by the NCCI. Believe the company is sponsoring a paltry 10 000 bucks to the event....

Just my 2 cents....

Happy 75th Birthday Omund!

[ria cloete]

 

Happy birthday Oranjemund.  I was born there in 1957.  We will be visiting early March, any idea when the festival is going to be Mike?

[Michael Alexander]

Diamond Festival around the weekend of the 19th March, will try and post a poster online  soon...

[Bertie Horak]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY TOWN OF BIRTH!
 

[Cheleen Koekemoer(Pretorius)]

Although I wasn't born in Oranjemund, I lived there most of my life.  Happy birthday Oranjemund our oasis in the Desert.

[Paul (Pepe) Freemantle]

  To my place of birth, my hometown.