Four recruits arrive at Kimberley station to undergo training at the local army camp. Soutie, Liebling, Tiny and PP soon become friends as they are put through their paces by the sergeant. They all volunteer for border duty, where they are joined by Chico, a black tracker, and are sent out on patrol. After they come upon a murdered farm family, their radio is destroyed by enemy fire and they are required to find their way back to base camp. In the ensuing skirmishes some of them perish.

A Charming Thief's Encounter with a Beautiful Geologist to whom He is Trying to Sell Fake Diamonds. However, She's no Idiot and Eventually the Scammer Finds Himself with an Unwanted Partner.

Daan Bobbejee rescues a stranger, Doors Dorrengen, and they become friends. Together, they thwart diamond smugglers trying to steal Daan's valuable mine, outwitting them in a daring escape

Paroled pickpocket Charly Logan arrives in the Namibian coastal town of Angra Pequena where he very soon finds himself being hunted down for a murder he didn't commit.