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ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… are examined: Fanakalo as a pidgin language in the mining industry; theories regarding its origins; negative and … contact Fanakalo is the lingua franca of…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s …
Luli
… Deep Level Mining Only twenty years after the first mine was started at … South Africa, bringing much money into the country. Gold mining on the Rand created…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… kingdoms had lost their independence. During the gold-mining revolution, patterns of land and labour were … balance of power in South Africa brought about by…
Article1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987
… in Orange Free State and Kimberley. 1867 Diamond mining begins in Griqualand West. 1872 Introduction of pass … 1889 Cecil Rhodes already extremely wealthy…
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
… the present district of Johannesburg. By August 1886, the mining camp, as yet unnamed, could already boast of some 3000 … district was a typical product of…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… five month long strike affected both the workers and the mining companies. The South African mining industry shed 20,000 jobs in the 12 months leading to ……
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… period of economic depression following World War I, when mining companies were faced with rising costs and a fall in … War of 1899 to 1902 caused extreme…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… Britain, Diamond mining and increasing labour control and land expansion … growth was stimulated by the continual expansion of the mining industry, and with…
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… British – especially for the ‘uitlanders’ (foreigners) and mining magnates – who wanted to unite the country; but it was … and used to satisfy the labour…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
… which took place due to the discovery of diamonds and the mining thereof, as well as the increasing interest of Britain … from India working in Natal. In the…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… and maize amongst other crops. In the 1970s, platinum mining was introduced and it rapidly grew to become the main industry in the region. Following the…
Rustenburg the Segregated city
… Miss Lilford. Population figures depended on the state of mining and other economic activity (See Box) and therefore … services became available to cater to…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… of the Reform Movement, which a number of successful mining and business personalities started in the turbulent … had contributed in no small measure to the…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s …
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s …
ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012, the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s …
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… 16 August, J.E De Villiers applies for post of Mining Commissioner and Claims Inspector. He also separately applies for the job of laying out a new mining…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… as the biggest strike that threatened to destabilize the mining sector in Rustenburg area with grave implications for the rest of the mining industry. The…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 6: The South African War and Union
… gold, and the emergence of powerful Capitalist blocs in mining and agriculture united the Brits and the Boers in … the background to the South African War,…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… the discovery of minerals this was to change, however. The Mining Revolution The discovery of diamonds (1867) and, … had the will or ability to meet the…
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
… behaviour of the private sector and drive transformation. Mining has always been the backbone of our economy and an important foreign exchange earner. The…
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… historic Fordsburg dip, the site of Johannesburg’s first mining camp. It included developments dating back to the … Main Reef located immediately south of…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
… of disputes began at mines in 1935, especially after a mining disaster in May claimed 42 miners, 40 Africans and two … minister of labour to set up a…
ArticleSouth Africa before and in the build up to 1899
… mined by shafts as opposed to open mines, like diamonds. Mining as an individual was not as efficient as using groups … independence. In order to maintain…
ArticleAfrikaans community, 1883-1899
… on the Witwatersrand in 1884. All over Southern Africa, mining led to a dramatic increase in economic activity and to …
ArticleSouthern African Development Community (SADC)
… of key sectors like transport and communications, energy, mining, and industrial production. From 1992 when the …
ArticleA history of Soweto
… Africa to make a quick buck on the Rand. Moreover, gold mining was labour intensive and, as a result, attracted more … there was room for European…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… being laid off. 1895-1925 The transition to Deep level mining threw up numerous challenges related to the … Act provided for the reservation of certain jobs…
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… and the Standard Bank. Diversification and expansion into mining and industry Volkkas embarked on massive expansion and … in urban areas. In 1964 Volkskas,…