TB lobby group Tshiamiso Trust is urging former gold miners in the Eastern Cape to claim compensation for the lung damage from silicosis they contracted when working in mines. The Tshiamiso Trust, ...

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An x-ray image of a miner’s lungs. Reuters/Damir Sagolj Mining giants Anglo American South Africa and AngloGold Ashanti have agreed to pay R464 million to more than 4400 miners who contracted ...

The Qhubeka Trust, the first big silicosis settlement in South Africa, has closed its doors. The trust was set up in 2016 after Zanele Mbuyisa from MbuyisaNeale Attorneys and Richard Meeran from Leigh ...

JOHANNESBURG - The out of court settlement for the tuberculosis and silicosis class action brought against six gold mining companies on the Witwatersrand could be signed in the next six months, Graham ...

The Tshiamiso Trust has faced significant delays in processing thousands of eligible silicosis and TB claims to determine their eligibility for compensation. The trust said these delays could occur ...

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hausfeld is proud to announce that on Friday, July 26, 2019, the High Court of South Africa in Johannesburg approved a groundbreaking settlement on behalf ...

The first payments to miners who contracted the fatal lung diseases silicosis and tuberculosis from a 5 billion rand ($340 million) class action settlement by gold producers are expected in the second ...

The health department is considering adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of its efforts to accelerate the screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and silicosis in South Africa. This ...

“Every day, I pray that people may have compassion for my family and give us something to eat, as we always run out of food,” says Nonkolelo Jijingubo, of Virginia. The 56-year-old mother of three is ...

Silicosis is caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust, which is generated by cutting, polishing or grinding stones, ...