The thesis explores the internationalisation and financialisation of the South African
economy in the post-apartheid period grounded in a Marxist political-economy framework …

In 2014 South Africa's three largest platinum mining companies were partially shut down by
a 70,000 person-strong, fivemonth long strike. Alongside closed-door negotiations between …

The President's office set up the Marikana Commission of Inquiry, chaired by Judge Ian
Farlam, to investigate responsibility for the disastrous events that took place between 10 and …

IN A 2009 ARTICLE of the World Bank Extractive Industries and Development Series, based
on consultations with mining communities around the world, it is argued that the benefits and …

Inequality offends our moral sensibilities, yet there is no urgency to address it. This article
explains the lack of an adequate response to inequality by outlining two apparatuses …

Industrial action has been on the rise in recent years and has culminated in the demand for
higher wages, better working conditions, access to education and job security, to name a …

This thesis examines the influence of institutional investors in the activities of large, publicly
traded gold mining companies. As key sources of financing and dominant shareholders in …

Thomas Piketty opens his bestselling Capital in the Twenty-first Century with the spectre of
South Africa's 2012 Marikana Massacre. He uses the example to illustrate the awful realities …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the dynamics of workplace violence
(bullying, harassment & aggression), and the mediating roles of emotional intelligence and …

Abstract In 2014, South Africa experienced its longest and costliest strike ever: a five-month
stoppage in the platinum sector that cast doubt on the institutions and culture of the country's …