18 October – Book Club Extra: Anglo American and the Rise of Modern South Africa – Part 2
español abajo We resume a close reading of this book, from Chapter 6 to the end (Part 1 was on 28 June). In the early decades of the twentieth century, Anglo American set up a financial conglomerate to control many underground mines. Its huge profitability was founded...
The Corporate Make-up of the Mining Industry in South Africa: Profit Survey 2023
Thank you to Andy Higginbottom for this timely and informative report on the current state of the mining industry in South Africa. To learn more about the activities planned for the 11th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre, see our post here. This study ‘follows the...
The Marikana Massace – 11 Years Later
16 August 2023 will mark the 11th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre, in which 34 striking mine workers were shot dead in South Africa. You can read more about the events surrounding the strike in this piece by Saleh Mamon, written on the 10th anniversary of the...