The Rand Revolt Ends

Date: 18 Mar 1922
Updated: 22 Aug 2019

The strike by mineworkers on the Witwatersrand, also known as the Rand Revolt, ended on March 18 1922. The rebellion was a response by White mineworkers to a perceived injustice that Black miners were taking jobs that ought to have been reserved for them. During the revolt, more than 200 people were killed, and more than a thousand were injured. The strike also put thousands out of work and caused a devastating loss in coal and gold production.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The Rand Revolt Ends. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011443

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