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ANC welcomes miners R5 billion class action settlement

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The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the R5 billion class action settlement with law firms representing thousands of miners who contracted the fatal lung diseases, silicosis and tuberculosis.

The majority of the claimants and intended beneficiaries are from the Eastern Cape.

Since most of the beneficiaries are from deep rural towns of the Eastern Cape where there is a lack of access to information, the ANC has appealed to all public representatives from the Ward Committee’s, Ward Councillors, War Room reps and Government Communications Information Services to start awareness campaigns to inform them about this victory .

Primary health care clinics and hospitals must be ready to assist with medical check-ups.

The settlement comes after three years of negotiations between the seven mining companies and lawyers for the complainants.

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