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  2. Artisan Staff Association - Wikipedia

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    The Artisan Staff Association (ASA) was a trade union representing higher-paid technical railway workers in South Africa . The union was established in 1924, on the initiative of the National Shop Stewards' Association. It attempted to register with the Government of South Africa in 1926, but was rejected due to opposition from smaller ...

  3. Millwright - Wikipedia

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    In South Africa, the millwright trade (especially focused on the mining sector) enjoys a far more versatile description than in most other countries. [citation needed] Fields wherein South African millwrights may operate include: Low-, medium- and high-voltage electrical fault finding, installation, and maintenance.

  4. Artisanal mining - Wikipedia

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    Artisanal gold mines near Dodoma, Tanzania. Makeshift sails lead fresh air underground. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a blanket term for a type of subsistence mining involving a miner who may or may not be officially employed by a mining company but works independently, mining minerals using their own resources, usually by hand.

  5. Artisan - Wikipedia

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    Artisan. An artisan (from French: artisan, Italian: artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art, sculpture, clothing, food items, household items, and tools and mechanisms such as the handmade ...

  6. Virginia, South Africa - Wikipedia

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    UTC+2 (SAST) Postal code (street) 9430. PO box. 9431. Area code. 057. Virginia is a gold mining town located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality and on goldfields of the Free State province in South Africa about 140 km (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital.

  7. Mining industry of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Mining industry of South Africa. An aerial view of the Two Rivers mine in Steelpoort, Limpopo, owned by both African Rainbow Minerals and Impala Platinum holdings limited. Mining in South Africa was once the main driving force [1] behind the history and development of Africa's most advanced and richest economy. [2]

  8. Eskom - Wikipedia

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    Eskom represents South Africa in the Southern African Power Pool. The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa, [2] [3] and was among the top utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and sales. It is the largest of South Africa's state owned enterprises.

  9. Orania - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.orania.co.za. Orania (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ʊəˈrɑːnia]) is a Afrikaner nationalist Volkstaat [ 3 ][ 4 ] town in South Africa, founded by Afrikaners. [ 5 ] A de facto white-only separatist micronation, it is located along the Orange River in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape province. [ 6 ]