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Silicosis redress: Lessons from suffering of mineworkers

Set up after the first big silicosis redress settlement, the Qhubeka Trust has closed after paying over R421-million to 2,280 ex-mineworkers. ....

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COSATU Eastern Cape reflections on the State of the Province Address (SOPA)

The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the Eastern Cape welcomes the State of the Province Address (SOPA) delivered by the Honourable Premier Lubabalo Mabuyane on 24 February 2023. The SOPA was tabled at a time when the province is faced with numerous challenges. Because of these challenges, there was an apparent interest and curiosity for the provincial government’s plans led by the premier and its approach towards the eradication of the shortcomings and backlogs in the province. The premier covered a lot of ground in his address, and we will reflect on the highlights. ....

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Silicosis: 'Can they just pay me before I die?' - The Mail & Guardian

Silicosis: ‘Can they just pay me before I die?’
3 May 2021
Bangumzi Balakisi, 67, from Pikoli village in Peddie worked as a gold miner in Randfontein between 1974 and 1999. He now suffers from tuberculosis and silicosis, which he contracted at work. (Photograph by Bonile Bam)
In May 2018, five mining groups agreed to pay R5 billion to settle a class-action suit involving thousands of mineworkers who contracted tuberculosis (TB) and silicosis at work. The high court in Johannesburg approved this settlement in 2019. But two years later, the trust set up to administer the compensation process still hasn’t paid them.
According to the Justice For Miners campaign, fewer than 10 claimants have been paid by the Tshiamiso Trust so far. There remains a backlog of more than 100 000 unprocessed claims from sick miners. The trust can only settle these claims once the Medical Bureau of Occupational Diseases (MBOD) has processed them in the statutory compensation system. ....

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Silicosis: 'Can they just pay me before I die?' - The Mail & Guardian

Silicosis: 'Can they just pay me before I die?' - The Mail & Guardian
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