Paper by I B Tabata on industrial unrest and strikes by Black workers in South Africa. Provides a brief history of the rise of capitalism in South Africa and a perspective on the South African economy.
Archive record
Industrial unrest in South Africa

- Origin date
- 23 February 1973
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Industrial unrest in South Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0111303
South African History Online (2016) 'Industrial unrest in South Africa', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0111303 (Accessed: 28 July 2026).
South African History Online, Industrial unrest in South Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0111303, (accessed 28 July 2026).
"Industrial unrest in South Africa." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0111303. Accessed 28 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Industrial unrest in South Africa." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0111303.
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