Pamphlet 27 Free Market the Mining Industry
Why do I submit that the manipulation of the Rand value, is wrong, almost criminal, and that South African Government and the mining industry shareholders, should be called to account and to compensate the citizens of our Country?
It is generally accepted that the South African black people were economically segregated by the 1913 Native Land Act, and I accept that this is accurate, but my contention is that the Gold Mining Industry, were the ‘Architects of Apartheid’, while they developed the ‘Migrant Labour System’ in order to extract maximum profits from the minerals rights that had been separated from the land, using ‘sourced’ labour, to oppress South Africa’s most valuable asset, the human asset.
The two blogs from previous writing need be read, as a basis from what has taken place since 1902. (see foot notes below).
“During the 1870s, according to Lieutenant Cunynghame, in his book, ‘My Command in South Africa’, our labour were charging 7 shillings per day for their labour, our woman 5 shillings per day.”
“According to Cunynghame, in Suffolk, a white labourer would be locked out if he even thought about asking for more than 13 shillings per week. The 7 shillings per day rate would be about £6 pound per month, £72 per annum.”
“The indentured Indian labour was only paid £2 per month, £24 per annum. This was far more than they were able to earn in India, so there was no shortage of supply.”
“Let us just divert to why I accuse the mines of using controlled slave labour to ensure profits.”
“During 1921, the daily mine wage was 26.1 penny per shift.”
“During 1930, the daily mine wage was 25.7 penny per shift.”
“During 1936, the daily mine wage was 27.0 penny per shift.”
“Over fifteen years, the annual wage increased from £30.08.00 per annum, to £31.12.00s per annum, an increase of 4.160%, or 0,027% per annum.”
“The Municipalities in Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Natal were paying £32.10.00, only 4% more than the mines.”
“Using the cheapest labour that could be sourced in Southern and Central Africa, the mining industry and their investors not only exploited the mineral wealth of the country, but, through the lack of allowing open, free participation, they have severely impacted on our still disadvantaged communities in 2015.”
“The English, through their colonisation process, achieved their local South African labour supply, through the emancipation of the Mfengu, May 14, 1835. Were they slaves, or were they just controlled? Whichever, they became the profit base. Why did we not develop a labour supply from the Transvaal area?”
“Punishment, and the threat of extermination, shaped our nation; how many of our indigenous people died during protests, and how many of the ‘shooters’ were tried, how many of the ‘shooters’ controllers were ever tried?”
“None, because the world accepts that a certain class of people are allowed to die, if they do not listen.”
Cedric de la Harpe
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