abstract:Randfontein is a gold mining town in western Gauteng, South Africa, west of Johannesburg. With the Witwatersrand gold rush in full swing, mining financier JB Robinson bought the farm Randfontein and, in 1889, floated the Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company.
Solly Akoojee has for 21 years run a store that serves Randfontein's miners, selling acrylic cardigans and nylon trousers, cheap electronics and plastic luggage.