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Black South Africans Take White Jobs Amid Racial Rules
In Johannesburg and across South Africa, nonwhite workers win new positions once reserved for whites under policy shifts. Black bank tellers serve white and black customers while labor officials defend job integration. The government limits on white replacements persist, with nonwhites increasingly filling roles in mail, utilities, and transport, aided by a practice called des killing. Union leaders warn of pay disparities and continued white supervision.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Johannes Noge
Noge
Marais Viljoen
Labor Ministry
Kimberley
Durban
Africa
Germiston
The
Railroad Administration
Thomas P. Murray
Trade Union Council