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#0183;#32;2005 August Around 100,000 gold miners strike over pay, bringing the industry to a standstill. 2006 May Former deputy president Jacob Zuma is
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#0183;#32;2005 August Around 100,000 gold miners strike over pay, bringing the industry to a standstill. 2006 May Former deputy president Jacob Zuma is
The recent militant strike by the miners at the Impala Platinum Mine has highlighted how far the present NUM leadership is lagging behind the mood of the workers. The contradictions that had been brewing beneath the surface at Impala Platinum Mine, in Rustenburg, came to the publics attention on the 12th January 2012 when rock drill operators (RDOs) refused to work.
On 12 August 1946 African mine workers of the Witwatersrand went on strike in support of a demand for higher wages 10 shillings a day. They continued the strike for a week in the face of the most savage police terror, in which officially 1,248 workers were wounded and a very large number officially only 9
#0183;#32;Mines in South Africa, South African miners to strike. By James Macharia. But companies argue that is partly because mining is more labour intensive in South Africa
Army quells miners'' strike, killing 214 1941 African workers formed the African Mine Workers Union 1943 In order to stave off the growing unrest among the African mine workers, the regime appointed a Commission of Enquiry 1946 They called a general
Infographic: South Africas Platinum belt Strike Timeline Five months of striking in South Africas platinum belt have brought South Africas economy to its knees, and platinum mineworkers will never recover from the fivemonth strike in the platinum mining sector, says SA
Union leaders have signed a wage deal with South Africa''s biggest platinum mining companies, ending the nation''s longestrunning strike.
Leaders of South Africa''s platinum mines have said the nineweek long strike by workers has caused ''irreparable'' damage and cost the sector nearly 1bn.
The events at Lonmin Mine in Marikana in the North West Province were a tragic stain on the history of post Apartheid South Africa. This timeline chronicles the events that unfolded prior and post the 16 August Marikana shooting and the subsequent aftermath. The buildup to the killing of 34 mineworkers by the South African Police was marked by
Miners'' Strike. South Africa 1946. Synopsis. In August 1946 the African Mine Workers Union (AMWU) in South Africa called a strike of black miners in the country''s Witwatersrand gold producing region. The strike was the first widespread action taken by African workers since 1920.
#0183;#32;South Africas crucial mining sector was hit Tuesday by its biggest strike in two decades, as tens of thousands of workers stayed home to protest poor safety conditions.
Miners'' Strike: South Africa 1922 |
Platinum Markets Rocked After South Africa Mining Strike, Shootings. By Anita Powell. September 02, 2012 01:18 PM Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share via Email. Print this page.
African mineworkers were beginning to realise their collective power, and went on strike at Dutoitspan, Voorspoed and Village Deep mines in January 1911. But they were brutally forced back to work by police and white miners. Many were jailed under the Masters and Servants Act.
#0183;#32;As workers trickle back to duty at Lonmin, the world''s thirdlargest platinum producer, following what is now dubbed the ''Marikana Massacre'' where
Strikes. The New Year marked a strike on the collieries of the Transvaal. Strikes soon spread to the gold mines of the Reef, especially those in the East Rand, when electrical power workers and those in engineering and foundry occupations followed suit. By January 10, stoppage of work in mining and allied trades was complete.
Miners'' Strike. South Africa 1922. Synopsis. In early 1922, white South African workers in the Witwatesrand gold mining region went on strike. The strike soon became a violent rebellionsometimes known as the Rand Revoltthat pitted the white miners against the mine owners and the government.
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