Mining and Community in South Africa: From Small Town to Iron Town

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- SECTION A Setting the scene -- 1 The background to the Postmasburg study -- 2 The literature on mining communities and mining growth and decline -- 3 Migration and mine labour in South Africa -- SECTION B Governance, planning, the environment and power -- 4 The Tsassamba Committee -- 5 Spatial planning for Postmasburg -- 6 Government, mining and community relations -- 7 Mining and municipal finance -- 8 Environmental legislation, mining and Postmasburg's ecosystems -- SECTION C To rent or to own? -- 9 Mineworker housing -- 10 The Khumani approach to homeownership in Postmasburg -- SECTION D Working and doing business -- 11 Work, wages and welfare in Postmasburg -- 12 The work-related psychological well-being of a mineworker -- 13 Businesses in Postmasburg: Tshipe e lokile ('iron is good') - but what about business? -- SECTION E Conclusion -- 14 The way forward for Postmasburg -- Index