Shosholoza; go forward and make way for the next person!

The tale of African labour migrants in Johannesburg mines can be traced back from the 1890s and 1900s.
During that time, there was a train that brought miners to Johannesburg mines from Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland and from all the hinterland of Southern and Central Africa.

This train carried young and old, African men who were conscripted to go and work on contract in the golden mineral mines of Johannesburg, South Africa and its surrounding metropolis.
As they travelled on the steam trains, they sung "Shosholoza."
Shosholoza was originally a Ndebele folk song that originated from Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) but has now been popularised in South Africa.

It was sung by Ndebele male migrant workers that were going to work in the South African mines.
The song was usually sung to express the hardship of working in the mines. It expresses heartache over the hard work performed in the mines.

The word Shosholoza or "chocholoza!" means go forward or make way for the next man.
It is used as a term of encouragement and hope for the workers as a sign of solidarity. The sound "sho sho" is reminiscent of the sound made by the steam train.