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Former miner Vuyisile Gibson stands in his mud hut near the town of Tsolo. Gibson underwent medical tests to see whether his poor health is due to decades of breathing dust while working in Anglo American gold mines.
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI

Class action against gold mines goes ahead

A unanimous ConCourt decision found that miners could seek compensation in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act.

  • Niren Tolsi
  • Faeeza Ballim
3 min read
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI

Civil case to take gold mines to court

An SA lawyer says he is preparing to sue leading gold miners on behalf of former miners who contracted respiratory ailments such as silicosis.

  • Ed Cropley
2 min read
EASTERN CAPE

Judgement reserved in silicosis case

Former mineworkers on Tuesday listened during the resumption of former miner Thembekile Mankayi’s bid to secure R2,6-million from AngloGold Ashanti after he contracted silicosis.…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read