P/H/56. Undergraduate Thesis. Impacts of rebellion in Rands Gold Mines on South African economic and political development

The paper reports on the impacts of gold mining on South African economy discussing the rebellion in Rands Gold Mines in 1922. Literature is reviewed on the history of gold mining and Transvaals industry, the causes of the rebellion, its consequences for white labour and mining capital, the long-term political implications of the Rand rebellion including the election of the Pact government, etc.