1. Unit 2: Deep-level gold mining on the Witwatersrand 1886 onwards
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2. 1. Why is gold valuable?
Gold is a precious metal. Others are platinum & silver.
Durability – Does not corrode under normal circumstances.
Flexibility – Most flexible/pliant of all metals.
Conductivity – Good conductor of electricity & heat
Heat reflecting – Can reflect heat rays. Thus very valuable as a heat protector in space suits & vehicles.
Colour – One of very few metals (copper is another)
that is coloured, making it ideal for jewellery making.
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3. 2. The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand
In 1872 gold was discovered on the farm Spitskop, in the Z.A.R. , by Edward Button.
In a second, much larger deposit of gold was struck on the Witwatersrand.
On the farm Langlaagte.
This discovery changed S.A. to becoming the largest gold-producing country in the world.
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4. Open-pit mining vs Underground gold mines
2.1 How gold is mined
Open-pit mining vs Underground gold mines
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2.2 What are the
conditions
underground?
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5. 2.4 Migrant workers 2.3 Randlords and the Chamber of Mines
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2.4 Migrant workers
There was huge demand for a cheap labour system.
Africans would be promised jobs on the mines in return for wages and accommodation, but they had to sign contracts that forced them to work on the mined for a stipulated number of
years.
When black migrant workers
arrived at the mines, they
were placed in a
mine compound.
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6. 2.4 Migrant workers (continues)
3 Maatreëls is ingestel om swart trekarbeid by die myne verder te beheer:
Passe is uitgereik. Dié het hulle gekeer om hul kontrakte vroeg te eindig OF om van een myn na ‘n ander oor te gaan.
Swart vakbonde was verbode.
‘n Dopstelsel is begin: Deel van hul salaris is met alkohol betaal. Dit het gelei dat hul later afhanklik van alkohol word.
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7. 2.5 Burden on women in the reserves and erosion of families.
Life for the families of the migrant workers became very hard without the men to help. There was an increasing burden on women in the reserves and the family structure began to erode.
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8. 2.6 Skilled and unskilled white workers
Deep-level mining was new to S.A. And experienced miners were needed.
In 1897 skilled miners earned £18-22 p.m. , while unskilled miners were earning only £ 2-3 p.m.
Further tensions: Mine owners
had imported more than
Chinese men to work on the gold mines
in the gold mines in
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9. Self-study p.120 -122 (Read through) 2.6.1 The role of unions
Job reservation
2.7 Anti-Indian legislation
2.8 Forms of labour resistance
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union p
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10. 2.9 The city Johannesburg
The gold discovered at Langlaagte seemed to never run dry. The discovery of gold attracted many prospectors from all over the world!
New shops and houses made out of corrugated iron were erected almost overnight. It soon became a lively town with pubs, shops and canteens opening all the time.
Johannesburg only officially became a city in 1928 it was set up as a town as early as 1886.
Within 10 years, the town was already the largest in S.A. , outstripping the growth of Cape Town, which was more than 200 years older.
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11. Homework: Act 6 p

12. Interactive video on p.125 in e-book
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13. 3. The Mineral Revolution: a turning point in S.A.’s history
Caused a population movement in all race groups from rural to urban areas in search for work.
3.1 The shifting balance of power
This began with the British move to unite S.A. After the defeat of the Boer Republics
(Anglo Boer War ), and strengthened
the Union in 1910 and the passing of the Natives’ Land Act in 1913.
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14. 3.1.1 Defeat of the Boer Republics in 1902
In October 1899, the South African War (Anglo Boere War) between the Boers and the British began.
At first the Boers were successful, but in 1900 more British troops arrived and the Boers finally surrendered in 1902.
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15. 3.1.1 Defeat of the Boer Republics in 1902 (continues)
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16. 3.1.5 Formation of the Union of S.A.
African Political Organisation: 1902
Transvaal Indian Congress: 1903
Bambatha Rebellion: 1906
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3.1.5 Formation of the Union of S.A.
On 31 May 1910 the above was formed under British dominium.
This was exactly 8 years after the signing of the Treaty of V Vereeniging, which had brought the South African War to an end.
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17. 3.1.6 Formation of the South African Native National Congress
In 1912 opposition to the Natives’ Land Act led to the formation of the above.
Renamed the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923.
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The Satyagraha-Campaign
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18. 3.1.8 The Natives’ Land Act in1913
This was the first mayor piece of legislation passed by the Union government.
It excluded black South Africans from “white” South Africa by giving each “tribe” its own reserve. In total, these reserves amounted to about 7% of the land in South Africa.
This act formed the cornerstone of apartheid when the National Party came to power.
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19. 3.2 Map of Southern Africa: 1860 and 1913
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20. Unit 2: Deep-level gold mining on the Witwatersrand 1886 onwards
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