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Rand Revolt

A decade since the Marikana massacre, a century since the Rand Revolt

South Africa

A decade since the Marikana massacre, a century since the Rand Revolt

By Kate Alexander

The Rand Revolt — when South Africa’s city of gold bled red

South Africa

The Rand Revolt — when South Africa’s city of gold bled red

By Dennis Webster for New Frame

Solving a 1922 miners’ strike mystery hinges on a ‘bulldog’ with a metal detector on Joburg’s Grassy Knoll

South Africa

Solving a 1922 miners’ strike mystery hinges on a ‘bulldog’ with a metal detector on Joburg’s Grassy Knoll

By Shaun Smillie