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BiographyJonathan Clegg
Jonathan ‘Johnny’ Clegg was born in Bacup, near Rochdale in England on 7 June 1953. His father was from England but his mother was from Southern Rhodesia (now…
BiographyProfessor Carel Boshoff
Carel Boshoff was born on 9 November 1927, a second child from the second marriage of his father. He spent his early life on a cattle farm in the Waterberg…
BiographyVictoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge
Victoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge was born in 1942 in Tamara Village in King William’s Town, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) to Wilmot Goso and Nobantu Ntebe…
BiographySefako Mapogo Makgatho
… on the other, the 1890s saw the growth of the gold mining industry and changing patterns of migration. And it is …
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…
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… of Vaal Reefs no 8 shaft. In 1987, Vavi worked in the gold-mining area of Klerksdorp and Orkney in the North West …
BiographyWilhelmina Louisa Freund
Wilhelmina Louisa Ida (Minna) Freund was born on 17 March 1890 in Holstein, Germany. She was the youngest child of John Freund and Metha Mentzel, German…
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…
BiographyIqbal Shaik Mohammed
Mohammed Iqbal Shaik was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg on 26 August 1958. He became politically active when he was a student leader at the M.L. Sultan…
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,…
ArticleSouth Africa Cabinet Members 2009 to 2010
… Development Jeff Radebe Labour Membathisi Mdladlana Mining Susan Shabangu Police Nathi Mthethwa Public …
BiographyAlbert Newall
… and Co. – a public relations firm that worked in the mining sector – which inspired Newall’s own photographic …
BiographyMoses Josiah Madiba
Moses Josiah Madiba was born 22 November 1909 in Seshego, Pietersburg District. He was one of the seven children of Jesaya Sekgoadi and Johanna Sebolaishi…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… Leveson's long-term commitment to photographing mining compounds and the migrant lifestyle not only depicted … father Abe Bailey who earned his fortune…
BiographyEmsley Manne Dipico
Emsley Manne Dipico, activist, politician and former Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, was born in Greenpoint, Kimberley. Emsley Manne…
ArticleAftermath of the Bhambatha Rebellion 1906
… for the new capatilist state and in particular for the mining and agricultural sector. However, with the failure of …
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… leaflets that were regularly distributed to workers in the mining compounds and at the union’s rallies. Miners’ Strike … under the Industrial Conciliation…