Lesotho
Although the Basotho were able to repel a Boer invasion in 1858, by 1868 the Basotho were on the brink of defeat and the territory claimed by the Basotho was annexed by the British as Basutoland. ... become a net importer of food and was becoming increasingly dependent on the wages earned by migrants working in the South African …
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1974: 5 More Miners Hurt in South Africa Riots
Feb. 22, 2024. WELKOM, South Africa — Intertribal rioting broke out again at the Free State gold mine during the night, with Xhosa and Basotho miners attacking one another, the police said today ...
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'Zama Zama' and leftovers: The recycling of ore in abandoned gold mines
A study of small scale artisanal diamond mining and rural livelihood diversification in Lesotho (Makhetha, 2017) observed that the geological knowledge, innovation, and technical knowledge of unlicenced miners in South African miners is connected to the same skill and knowledge set that is held by retrenched or former …
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Emerging trends in the migration of Basotho Miners …
Basotho mineworkers, the potential economic consequences of this decision became the subject of intense speculation by policy-makers, analysts, and ordinary Basotho alike. A sudden mass exodus of Basotho mineworkers and their families to take up residence in South Africa could potentially erode the gains made in the last nine years
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South African and Global Apartheid: The Experience of Basotho …
As a consequence of its position inside South Africa, Lesotho served as a source of cheap labor for the mines during most of the twentieth century. ... The Experience of Basotho Labor in the South African Gold Mines and Taiwanese-owned Textile Factories. Scott Rosenberg Correspondence [email protected]. Pages 459 …
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The bloody threads that bind Basotho gangs to zama zamas …
Its visceral reality grows in the twilight of South Africa's dying mining industry. Men leave Lesotho for Joburg bringing with them their blankets, their korianas and their hope and their rage.
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The Basotho
South African Culture. The Basotho have been identified as part of a larger Sotho cohort, comprising three broad divisions: Basotho - Southern Sotho, Pedi - Northern Sotho, and Tswana - Western Sotho. During Basotho initiation, initiates wear beaded masks. The Basotho used to live throughout the Highveld area but, since the mid 1800s ...
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Maloka, Eddy Tshidiso. Basotho and the Mines. A Social …
Basotho and the Mines. A Social History of Labour Migrancy in Lesotho and South Africa, c. 1890–1940. Codesria, Dakar 2004. 259 pp. Maps. £14.95; $20.95 | Find, read and cite all the research ...
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Full article: 'Resting', AIDS-affliction and marital constraints
3. Fieldwork narrative and emerging themes. From 125 000 in the 1980s, the number of Basotho men employed in the South African mines dropped dramatically to 35 000 by 2010 (IRIN Africa, Citation 2011).Their return to their homes, however, has not signified a decline in oscillating migration or reduced the dependence of Lesotho's …
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The culture of Basotho: history, people, clothing and food
A A s a nation that boasts about its rich culture, the Basotho can trace their origins to the pre-historic age. The Basotho, also known as Sotho speakers, are said to have originated from the north of Southern Africa. The Basotho made their way down as various tribes settled in different parts of the country.
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Basotho and the mines : towards a history of labour …
This thesis examines how Lesotho came to depend on the export of its men to South African mines; what the experiences of these men were; and how all this impacted on Basotho society during the years between c.1890 and 1940. The thesis is divided into three parts. Part I focuses on the context and dynamics of labour migration and recruitment in …
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SOUTH AFRICA/LESOTHO : Fed-up Pretoria takes action on Basotho …
South Africa South African court gives Arqomanzi green light to relaunch Lily and Barbrook gold mines. Lily gold mine in the northeastern Mpumalanga province, which collapsed on 5 February 2016, could soon be up and running again following a supreme court decision validating miner Arqomanzi as the site's owner.
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The zama zama challenge: South Africa has 6,100 derelict, ownerless mines
Modise said there are 6,100 derelict and ownerless mines in South Africa. "Some of these mines are old and the owners cannot be traced. There are 1,170 mine openings nationally and in Gauteng ...
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South Africa says 31 illegal miners believed killed in …
The mine in the city of Welkom in the central Free State province was previously operated by South Africa's largest gold-mining company but had been shut down in the 1990s, the department said. The department, which is the government ministry responsible for mining, said it was still piecing together the details of the accident.
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LESOTHO AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ANALYSIS PROJECT
South Africa's Unemployment Problem 5 Census Related Estimates 6 Official Data 6 Independent Non-Census RElated Estimates 7, Summary 8 Macro-Dynamics in South Africa's Economy 9 Conditions Affecting Basotho in Mining 12 Gold Mining 12 Coal Mining,13 Summary 15 Conclusion and Predition 16 Implications for Lesotho 19
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The Impact of Basotho Migrant Labourers' Retrenchment from South
The migration of Basotho men in search of employment opportunities in South African diamond and gold mines dates back to the 1800s. The South African mining industry has been the source of ...
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Changing the Culture of Migration? Attitudes towards …
Until late in the 1990s, employment for unskilled and uneducated able-bodied Basotho men on South African mines was usually available. As a result, the education of male children in most Basotho s was not prioritised. In the 1990s, massive retrenchments took place at the mines, resulting in many Basotho men being retrenched and repatriated. …
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AfricaBib | Changing the culture of migration? Attitudes …
Until the late 1990s, employment for unskilled and uneducated able-bodied Sotho men on South African mines was usually available. As a result, the education of male children in most Sotho s was not prioritized. In the 1990s, massive retrenchments took place at the mines, resulting in many Sotho men being retrenched and repatriated.
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Poverty, gender and migrancy: Lesotho's migrant farmworkers in South Africa
Many Basotho immigrant women in South Africa sought employment in short-term contract farm work as a solution to the downsizing of Basotho men's mining labor in South Africa (Ulicki and ...
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Lesotho
Lesotho - Sotho Kingdom, Moshoeshoe, Basotho: The violent upheavals of the early 19th century among the chiefdoms of Southern Africa intensified in Lesotho in the 1820s. During this turbulent period, known as the Difaqane (also spelled Lifaqane; Sotho: "crushing"), the members of many chiefdoms were annihilated, dispersed, or …
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(PDF) Land Migration and Belonging: A History of the Basotho …
Basotho in Southern Rhodesia c.1890–1960s, South African Historical Journal To link to this article: https://doi.or g/10.1080/02582473.2020.1774638 Published online: 24 Jul 2020.
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Illegal migrant Basotho women in South Africa: Exposure to
Basotho men in South African mines declined because of the . ... Methods This study analysed the major South African mining recruitment database for the period 1973 to 2012 by calendar intervals ...
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Basotho and the Mines: a social history of labour
Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2006, T. Dunbar Moodie published Basotho and the Mines: a social history of labour migrancy in Lesotho and South Africa, c. 1890-1940 (review) | Find, read and cite all the ...
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Artisanal Miners, Migration and Remittances in Southern Africa
Subsistence farming is basically done in rural areas, and remittances from South African mines are still the main form of livelihood for Basotho even though the number of Basotho men working in the South African mines has declined. (Braun 2011; Crush et al. 2005, 2010). With retrenchments in the South African commercial mines, …
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Migration Shocks: Integrating Lesotho's Retrenched …
tinued to maintain that "the South African mining industry remained a key industry for growth and development in South Africa and in its neighbouring states ' (emphasis added). These and similar statements ... Historical Trend of Basotho Mine Migrants ('000) Year 1875 1885 1890 Пш 1921 1936 1946 Number 15 30 20 21 37.8 78.6 95.7
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Domesticity and Piety in Colonial Lesotho.
Basotho men became renowned for their ability to endure pain 1 A number of recent studies touch upon the relationship between migrant labour or work conditions and the culture of masculinity among the Basotho. See T. Dunbar Moodie, 'Migrancy and Male Sexuality on the South African Gold Mines', Journal of Southern African Studies, 14, 2 …
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The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa's Illegal Gold Mines
A few years ago, a mining company was considering reopening an old mine shaft in Welkom, a city in South Africa's interior. Welkom was once the center of the world's richest goldfields.
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Changing the Culture of Migration? Attitudes towards Education among
Until late in the 1990s, employment for unskilled and uneducated able-bodied Basotho men on South African mines was usually available. As a result, the education of male children in most Basotho s was not prioritised. In the 1990s, massive retrenchments took place at the mines, resulting in many Basotho men being retrenched and repatriated.
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1: Average number of Basotho mineworkers in …
However, the reported number of Basotho migrant mineworkers in South Africa declined considerably between 1986 and 2010, decreasing from 121,450 to 42,796 (a decline of 65%) (see Figure 3 .1 ...
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The Struggle for Air: Mining, Dust, and Death on …
Underground mining on South Africa's Rand transformed the air. Skip to main content. Toggle navigation. Contents. The Portal Contents Themes reflect the research of the ... Maloka, Tshidiso. "Basotho and the …
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