Press Releases
05 July 2023 Johannesburg
Q(h)ubeka Trust announces final results and lessons learnt as it closes its doors
28 August 2019 Johannesburg
Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R166,6 million compensation to 1 626 silicosis sufferers
28 August 2018 Johannesburg
Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R134million compensation to Silicosis sufferers since its establishment in 2016
18 December 2017 Johannesburg
Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R102 compensation to Silicosis sufferers in 19 months
12 December 2017 Lesotho
Q(h)ubeka Trust to pay out first R8.6m to 88 Lesotho mineworkers suffering from Silicosis
Media Coverage
16 August 2023 The Star, (Early Edition) – Business Report
Addressing redress: we owe it to affected mineworkers and their families
14 August 2023 Daily Maverick (Maverick Citizen)
Silicosis and lessons from ‘enormous suffering’ – how a ‘measure of social justice’ was gained for mineworkers
22 September 2019 South African Attorney
Silicosis trust says has already paid out R166m
12 September 2019 Cape Times (print)
Silicosis suffers get R166,6 in compensation
12 September 2019 Pretoria News (print)
Silicosis suffers get R166,6 in compensation
11 September 2019 Social TV Co.Za
1626 silicosis sufferers compensated through Q(h)ubeka trust
11 September 2019 South Africa Today
Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R166,6 million compensation to 1626 silicosis sufferers
5 September 2019 SME Tech Guru
Q(h)ubeka Trust has already paid out R166,6 million to 1626 silicosis sufferers
4 September 2019 South African Labour News
Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R166,6 compensation to 1626 silicosis sufferers
3 September 2019 Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly
Silicosis trust says has already paid out R166m
3 September 2019 Creamer Media’s Engineering News
Silicosis trust says has already paid out R166m
3 September 2019 Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly
Silicosis trust says has already paid out R166m
13 January 2018 Lesotho Direct News
Multi-million maloti payout for Basotho miners
13 January 2018 Lesotho Times
Multi-million maloti payout for Basotho miners
12 January 2018 Shopsteward-Online
Q(h)ubeka Trust has so far awarded R102m out of R395m to qualifying ex-mineworkers
12 January 2018 Directory IMD
Q(h)ubeka Trust pays out R102m to silicosis sufferers
11 January 2018 SEOSA
Q(h)ubeka Trust has so far awarded R102m out of R395m to qualifying ex-mineworkers
11 January 2018 South African Labour News
Q(h)ubeka Trust has so far awarded R102m out of R395m to qualifying ex-mineworkers
10 January 2018 Times Live
Miners’ silicosis and TB appeal postponed‚ as talks make progress
10 January 2018 Creamer Media’s Engineering News
Silicosis trust has awarded quarter of R400m settlement to qualifying former mineworkers
10 January 2018 Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly
Silicosis trust has awarded quarter of R400m settlement to qualifying former mineworkers
21 December 2017 Miningne.ws
Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R102 million in compensation to Silicosis sufferers
20 December 2017 India Environment Portal
South Africa: Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R102 million in compensation to Silicosis sufferers in 19 months
20 December 2017 All Africa
South Africa: Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R102 million in compensation to Silicosis sufferers in 19 months
20 December 2017 Mining Review Africa
R102 million compensation to silicosis sufferers in 19 months
12 December 2017 GroundUp
Silicosis: Department of Mineral Resources slams “lawyers who loot”
14 September 2017 GroundUp
R66 million paid out to former miners with silicosis
27 July 2017 Mail&Guardian
Miners’ silicosis win paves way for industry compensation scheme
22 May 2016 fin24
Silicosis: Clarity on Q(h)ubeka Trust payouts
9 March 2016 Polity
COSATU welcomes the silicosis settlement
8 March 2016 Mail&Guardian
NUM applauds landmark silicosis settlement with mining giants
7 March 2016 Mining Safety
Anglo Settle R500 Mil Legal Silicosis Battle
Research & Publications
QT History Booklet – Q(h)ubeka Trust 2016 to 2023:
Moving forward over seven years to distribute compensation funds for silicosis
QT “Predictive Model” – Statistical modelling to predict silicosis risk in deceased Southern African gold miners without medical evaluation:
South African Journal of Science, 2022
The Utility of Length of Mining Service and Latency in Predicting Silicosis among Claimants to a Compensation Trust:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022