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In 1889 a gold rush broke out on the Witwatersrand, changing South Africa's history forever. More than 130 years later the mining industry is still one of the biggest drivers of the economy, but at the expense of those who work underground. Broke & Broken is the story of the thousands of men from South Africa and beyond its borders who paid with their lives for generations. These are men who left their homes as healthy, ambitious youngsters and returned broke, broken and bitter; victims of the shameful legacy of gold mining. The book seeks to say the names of the mineworkers who have built this country's economy, because their own stories and their own spirits need to be magnified. The precious stone they spent most of their lives digging brought no shine to their lives – only pain, tears and death.

Broke and broken: The shameful legacy of gold mining in South Africa

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Paperback / softback by Lucas Ledwaba , Leon Sadiki

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In 1889 a gold rush broke out on the Witwatersrand, changing South Africa's history forever. More than 130 years later... Read more

    Publisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
    Publication Date: 17/04/2017
    ISBN13: 9781928337300, 978-1928337300
    ISBN10: 1928337309

    Number of Pages: 208

    Non Fiction , Business, Finance & Law

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    In 1889 a gold rush broke out on the Witwatersrand, changing South Africa's history forever. More than 130 years later the mining industry is still one of the biggest drivers of the economy, but at the expense of those who work underground. Broke & Broken is the story of the thousands of men from South Africa and beyond its borders who paid with their lives for generations. These are men who left their homes as healthy, ambitious youngsters and returned broke, broken and bitter; victims of the shameful legacy of gold mining. The book seeks to say the names of the mineworkers who have built this country's economy, because their own stories and their own spirits need to be magnified. The precious stone they spent most of their lives digging brought no shine to their lives – only pain, tears and death.

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