The Future of Mining in South Africa – Sunset or Sunrise?

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How can things be different in South Africa’s mining industry?
If wellbeing is the main goal of the economy of the future, how does mining fififit in?
How can we shift away from the low-skilled, labour-intensive model? How can mining-affected communities, and the nation, benefififit equitably from the country’s mineral endowments?
What are the links between mineral extraction and industrialisation?
How can we use technology to dig deeper and less dangerously?
What are the ideal roles of the state, private corporations and unions in a 21st century mining industry?
How do structures of mining in the past taint the possibilities of mining in the future? Is there a future in mining?

The future of mining in South Africa is hotly contested. Wide-ranging views from multiple quarters rarely seem to intersect, placing emphasis on different questions like these, without engaging in holistic debate.

The first of its kind in South Africa, this book aims to catalyse change by gathering together fragmented views into unifying conversations. It highlights the importance of debating the future of mining in South Africa and for reaching consensus in other countries across the mineral-dependent globe.

It covers issues like the potential of platinum to spur industrialisation, land and dispossession in the platinum belt, the roles of the state and capital in mineral development, mining in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the experiences of women in and affected by mining since late 19th century, mineworker organising: history and lessons and how post-mine rehabilitation can be tackled.

It was inspired not only by an appreciation of our country’s extensive mineral endowments; but also by a realisation that, while the South African mining industry performs relatively well on many technical indicators, its management of broader social issues leaves much to be desired. It needs to be deliberated whether the mining industry can play as critical a role going forward as it did in the evolution of our economy.

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Dimensions 235 × 155 mm
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Crispen Chinguno is Senior Lecturer (Sociology) at Sol Plaatje University.
Duma Gqubule is the founder and director of the Centre for Economic Development and Transformation (CEDT).
Edwin Ritchken is the co-ordinator of the Mining Phakisa, an industry-wide collaborative initiative between government, the mining industry, labour and other stakeholders, to galvanise growth and technology development in the mining sector.
Hameda Deedat is Acting Executive Director at Naledi, the research arm of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
Hibist Kassa is an Executive Committee member of Development Alternatives with Women in a New Era (DAWN).
Joel Netchitenzhe is Executive Director and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA).
Khwezi Mabasa is a researcher in the Faculty of Political Economy at MISTRA.
Lorenzo Fioramonti is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Pretoria.
Nester Ndebele is the chair of Women Affected by Mining United in Action (WAMUA).
Ross Harvey leads the extractive industries research work of the ‘Governance of Africa’s Resources Programme’ at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).
Salimah Valiani is Senior Researcher, Faculty of Political Economy, at MISTRA.
orker organising: history and lessons and how post-mine rehabilitation
Shingirirai Mutanga is a senior research specialist under the Science and Technology programme of the Africa Institute of South Africa, a division of the Human Science Research Council (HSRC).
Sonwabile Mnwana is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Sociology at the University of Fort Hare, East London.

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9780639923826

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