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Tshiamiso Trust

R1.5bn payout milestone for TB- and silicosis-affected miners reached six years after settlement agreement

Maverick News

R1.5bn payout milestone for TB- and silicosis-affected miners reached six years after settlement agreement

By Michelle Banda

Gold-mining widows and their children are battling with trauma and poverty

DM168

Gold-mining widows and their children are battling with trauma and poverty

By Lucas Ledwaba

As silicosis compensation fraudsters flourish, accurate information is key for miners seeking redress

Op-eds

As silicosis compensation fraudsters flourish, accurate information is key for miners seeking redress

By George Kahn

Tshiamiso Trust’s frustrating struggle for silicosis compensation for ex-mine workers and their families

Maverick Citizen

Tshiamiso Trust’s frustrating struggle for silicosis compensation for ex-mine workers and their families

By Michelle Banda

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

Long and winding road: Claims process in SA silicosis settlement finally under way

Business Maverick

Long and winding road: Claims process in SA silicosis settlement finally under way

By Ed Stoddard

Gold mining payout: Fraudsters trying to bilk silicosis claimants, warns Tshiamiso Trust

Business Maverick

Gold mining payout: Fraudsters trying to bilk silicosis claimants, warns Tshiamiso Trust

By Ed Stoddard

R5bn TB and silicosis payout: Clock is ticking for 500,000 ex-miners

South Africa

R5bn TB and silicosis payout: Clock is ticking for 500,000 ex-miners

By Richard Pakleppa