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gold miners

Silicosis and lessons from ‘enormous suffering’ – how a ‘measure of social justice’ was gained for mineworkers

South Africa

Silicosis and lessons from ‘enormous suffering’ – how a ‘measure of social justice’ was gained for mineworkers

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Apartheid's gold mines: Landmark R5bn class action to compensate ex-miners with lung disease a mark of 'symbolic justice'

South Africa

Apartheid's gold mines: Landmark R5bn class action to compensate ex-miners with lung disease a mark of 'symbolic justice'

By Michelle Banda

Ex-miners' families reveal the hardship of securing silicosis compensation from apartheid's gold mines

South Africa

Ex-miners' families reveal the hardship of securing silicosis compensation from apartheid's gold mines

By Michelle Banda

The world’s biggest gold corporations locked in a giant hostile takeover battle – with a distinct South African flavour

Business Maverick

The world’s biggest gold corporations locked in a giant hostile takeover battle – with a distinct South African flavour

By Tim Cohen

S.Africa gold miner killed in earthquake, five missing

South Africa

S.Africa gold miner killed in earthquake, five missing

By AFP

Does the class action silicosis settlement go far enough?

South Africa

Does the class action silicosis settlement go far enough?

By Rebecca Davis