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While more than R1.2-billion has already been paid out to 13,342 claimants, the Tshiamiso Trust faces substantial hurdles, leaving many former mine workers and their families frustrated. With stringent eligibility criteria, only a small proportion of claims align with the Trust Deed’s requireme...
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The processing of claims in the historic R5-billion class action settlement on behalf of gold miners who contracted the incurable lung disease silicosis is now up and running, the trust managing the payments said on Tuesday. It is a long and winding road, but justice is starting to be served for a historic wrong that literally left those wronged breathless. Seven claimants have already been paid in a pilot project and now general claims are being processed, trustees of the Tshiamiso Trust told journalists during an online press briefing on Tuesday. The logistics and administrative tasks are m...
Tshiamiso Trust makes due on silicosis payout 2 Mar 2021 Silicosis is a disease that affects people in jobs where they breathe in dust that contains silica – a tiny crystal found in sand, rock or mineral ores, such as quartz. Current and former gold miners who contracted silicosis will finally receive the money from the settlement agreement approved by the high court in 2019 between them and six large mining companies. On Tuesday, Tshiamiso Trust, which was established to carry out the silicosis payouts, announced that it has started its claiming process. The chief executive officer of...