Rand Rebellion

Rand Rebellion
	; Rebels being taken prisoner in Fordsburg
Date	28 December 1921 – 16 March 1922; (2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Witwatersrand, Union of South Africa
Result	Rebellion suppressed
Commanders and leaders
Jan Smuts	Bill Andrews; Harry Spendiff †; Jimmy Green; Percy Fisher †;
Casualties and losses
	~200 killed; 4 executed

The Rand Rebellion (Afrikaans: Rand-rebellie; also known as the 1922 strike) was an armed uprising of white miners in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa, in March 1922. Jimmy Green, a prominent politician in the Labour Party, was one of the leaders of the strike.

Following a drop in the world price of gold from 130 shillings (£6 10s) per fine troy ounce in 1919 to 95s/oz (£4 15s) in December 1921, the companies tried to cut their operating costs by decreasing wages, and by weakening the colour bar by promoting cheaper black mine workers to skilled and supervisory positions.

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