Mining Weekly reports that the Tshiamiso Trust, created to settle silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) class action suits against six mining companies, has started a process of responding to 12,000 claimants on the outcome of their claims following a backlog of up to eight months for claims lodged before April 2021.
The trust covers cases of silicosis or TB in miners from 82 affected mines of Africa Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American SA, AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold, Sibanye-Stillwater and Gold Fields, through the periods of 12 March 1965 to 10 December 2019. In a statement, the trust said that as it matured and improved its systems and processes, it had come to the point where it could provide individuals with “comprehensive information and reasons” on their outcomes, particularly where the claimant was found to be medically ineligible. Tshiamiso Trust CEO Daniel Kotton advised that the trust could inform between 120 and 140 individuals of the results of their claims, daily. Out of 153,906 registered claims with the trust, 76,488 lodgements have been made, and 31,564 benefit medical examinations have been conducted. Since it was established, the trust has awarded thousands of compensation payouts. Currently, the trust pays an average of between 30 to 40 claims, to the value of R3-million, a day.
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