Court approves R5bn settlement in gold miners' silicosis case

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The agreement, on behalf of thousands of mineworkers, affects people who contracted the disease during or after being employed as gold miners from 1965.

JOHANNESBURG - The High Court in Johannesburg has approved the historic R5 billion settlement agreement in the ongoing silicosis case. The judge in the case found that all the parties made an effort to ensure that the settlement was reasonable, adequate and fair.

 

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