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"Working in the grave" the development of a health and safety system on the Witwatersrand gold mines, 1900-1939

  • Authors: Smith, Matthew John
  • Date: 1993
  • Subjects: Gold mines and mining -- South Africa -- Witwatersrand -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
  • Identifier: vital:2557 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002410 , Gold mines and mining -- South Africa -- Witwatersrand -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century
  • Description: This thesis analyses the establishment of a health and safety system on the Witwatersrand gold mines in the period between the end of the South African War and the eve of World War Two. The period has been chosen, firstly, because the South African War had seriously disrupted production and the industry virtually had to start up again from scratch; secondly, because it was during this period that mine and state officials began to seriously investigate the reasons for the appalling mortality and morbidity rates on these mines; and, thirdly, because during this period some improvements did occur which were significant enough to enable the industry to warrant the lifting, in the latter part of the 1930s, of the ban on tropicals, enforced since 1913 as a result of their extremely high mortality rate. In the first thirty years of the twentieth century about 93 000 African miners died disease-related deaths and in the same period some 15000 African miners were killed in work-related deaths. In attempting to establish why so many African miners died, the thesis attempts to identify the diseases and accidents that caused these deaths and considers what attempts were made to bring mortality and morbidity rates down. Whilst the thesis is neither a history of gold mining in South Africa nor an economic history of South Africa in the period 1901 to 1939, it nevertheless, as detailed in the first chapter, places the health and safety system within the context of the wider political and economic forces that shaped the mining industry in this period. The need for a productive and efficient labour force, vital for the industry'S survival during a number of profitability crises in this period, forced the industry to reassess compound structures, nutrition and eventually the health of its work force. These issues of compounds, work and diet are discussed in chapters two, three and four. Appalling living and working conditions led to a high incidence of pulmonary diseases - TB, silicosis and pneumonia - which were the principal killers on the mines. Attempts to cure or prevent their occurrence are discussed in chapter five. Fear of disruptions to production ensured that the mining industry eventually also devoted considerable resources to accident prevention, a theme which is discussed in chapter six. The thesis concludes that the mining industry for much of this period was able to determine the pace of change; neither state officials nor African miners were able to significantly alter the tempo. In fact the industry was so successful that it was able to convince a number of government commissions in the 1940s that the migrant system had to stay, to ensure the wellbeing of the miner. This meant that despite considerable time, money and effort being spent on establishing a health and safety system on the gold mines, the mining industry was still of the opinion that the health of their workers was best served if they were sent home.
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  • Date Issued: 1993

Mdano

Mdano 1986

Mdano 1986

Mdano 1986

Mdano

Mdano

Mdano 1981

Mdano 1981

Mdano 1981

Mdano 1979

Mdano left hand 1979

Mdano right hand 1979

Mdano

Mdano of Zandamela 1973

Mdano

  • Authors: Ngodo of Cabo Mahamba , Kingi Zulu , Chiponi Kwapeni (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Cabo Mahamba f-mz
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/192519 , vital:45233 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR202-02
  • Description: The newly composed words of this Mdano are most interesting to anyone long familar with Chopi music. They demonstrate the constant vitality in Chopi musicians and dancers, which shows no sign of declining, a joy in this art form which is uniquely theirs. One great difficulty remains with the recorder; that of attempting to transcribe the Chopi words as sung. Orchestral dance with 14 Timbila xylophones - 2 Chilanzane (Treble), 8 Sange (Alto), 1 Doli (Tenor), 1 Debiinda (Bass), 2 Gulu (Double Bass).
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Mdano wa hombe. 6th Movement

Mdano. 7th Movement

Msitso waKhata. 1st Movement

  • Authors: Ngodo of Regulo Banguza , Mbuziana Tomo Buke (Leader) , Joao Mahonisani , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Banguza f-mz
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/191451 , vital:45099 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR200-07
  • Description: The Ngodo of Zandamela. The 12 movements of this 1963 Ngodo are:- 1st Movement - Msitso by Joao Mahonisani. 2nd Movement - Msitso wembidu by Samsoni Mzamane. 3rd Movement - Msitso wa Raru by Fomeni Faduku. 4th Movement - Msitso wa womune by Basiboi Mahonondo. 5th Movement - Msitso wa wotlhanu by Morisu Ndalela. 6th Movement - Ngeniso by Mbuziana Tomo. 7th Movement - Mdano by Fomeni Faduku. 8th Movement - Mchuio by Samsoni Mzamane. 9th Movement - Chibudu by Samsoni Mzamane. 10th Movement - Mzeno by Morisu Ndalela. 11th Movement - Mabandlha by Mbusiana Tomo. 12th Movement - Msitso wo kugwita by Joao Mahonisani. Orchestral introduction with 14 Timbila xylophones - 2 Chilanzane (Treble), 8 Sange (Alto), 1 Doli (Tenor), 1 Debiinda (Bass), 2 Gulu (Double Bass), and 2 Njele rattles.
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Msitso woKata. 1st Movement

  • Authors: Ngodo of Cabo Mahamba , Chiponi Kwapeni (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Cabo Mahamba f-mz
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/191600 , vital:45122 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR201-09
  • Description: 1st Movement - Msitso wo Kata by Chiponi Kwapeni. 2nd Movement - Msitso wawombidi by Kingi Zulu. 3rd Movement - Msitso wa woraru by Chiponi Kwapeni. 4th Movement - Msitso wawomune by Chiponi Kwapeni. 5th Movement - Mungeniso by Chiponi Kwapeni. 6th Movement - Mdano by Kingi Zulu. 7th Movement - Chibudu by Kingi Zulu. 8th Movement - Mzeno by Chiponi Kwapeni. 9th Movement - Msumeto by Chiponi Kwapeni. 10th Movement - Mabandhla by Faiele Sikotchimani. 11th Movement - Msitso wo Kata by Chiponi Kwapeni. Orchestral dance with 14 Timbila xylophones - 2 Chilanzane (Treble), 8 Sange (Alto), 1 Doli (Tenor), 1 Debiinda (Bass), 2 Gulu (Double Bass).
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  • Date Issued: 1963
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