Compensation relief for ex-Wenela workers affected by silicosis, TB

ZIMBABWEANS who suffered medical conditions as a result of working in South African mines can now claim compensation after the government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tshiamiso Trust to facilitate payments to the victims.

Thousands of Zimbabweans recruited by the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (Wenela) worked as mineworkers in South Africa, both before and after independence. During that time, they contracted occupational diseases such as tuberculosis and silicosis.

The MoU enables the Tshiamiso Trust to facilitate compensation for former Wenela workers who were employed in the neighbouring country between March 12 1965, and December 10 2019.

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