12–16 August 1946
African Mine Workers' Strike
Tens of thousands of African mineworkers struck on the Witwatersrand for higher wages and better conditions.
established
labour-conflict
Tens of thousands of African mineworkers struck on the Witwatersrand for higher wages and better conditions.
Significance
The strike showed how wartime and post-war labour pressures sharpened struggles over wages, organisation and state repression in the mining economy.
Why it matters
The strike showed how wartime and post-war labour pressures sharpened struggles over wages, organisation and state repression in the mining economy.