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13th May 2016 | Spotlight

#Justice4Miners

Today Judge Phineas Mojapelo delivered one of the most important judgments in post- apartheid South Africa. Read the full #Silcosis judgment regarding the certification of the class action here and also read articles in Issue 14 of the NSP Review.

Judgment – Bongani Nkala and Others v Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd (Final)

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ludwe tshabalala
May 13, 2016 on 4:11 pm
as the son of the x-miner i welcome the judgment,so what is the way forward for us the children,of these x-mines,as i write this e-mail,i don’t have the father,he die because of TB
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