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A big step forward
On the 6th of February, 1941, about 40 people met in a house in Bloem Street, Cape Town. One person brought milk, one person brought tea,...
Farewell to the Kinross miners
On the 16th of September, 177 miners at Kinross Gold Mine died. These men died because there was a fire under ground. They were killed...
Workers of the world
BOLIVIA — THE UNFINISHED STRUGGLE This book is about the tin miners in Bolivia. Bolivia is a small country in South America. It is right...
Awu! Mawu!
On the 12 June the government brought back the State of Emergency. The police detained thousands of people and thousands of others went...
The lonely life of a truck driver
Last year I wanted to go to Cape Town. I had no money so I decided to hitch a lift. I was standing on the road when a truck went past...
Workers who are bosses
On May 1 1985 the big Sarmcol BTR factory in Howick was dead quiet. Over 1000 workers stayed at home. They were very angry. The Sarmcol...
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