THE mining industry is concerned about the state of the Compensation Fund for Mines and Works, and six major companies are working with its commissioner in a bid to improve its administration. This is happening against the backdrop of Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi having revealed on Friday that about 100,000 claimants had unpaid claims, with about 45% of these dating back to 2000.Working group spokesman Alan Fine said many mineworkers were suffering because they did not receive compensation payments on time from the fund.The working group hoped its intervention would lead to improvements in the administration of the fund and its auditing processes in future.The Chamber of Mines was also involved in trying to help the fund’s commissioner Barry Kistnasamy, he said.The health minister has told Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete that the 2015-16 financial report of the Compensation Fund for Mines and Works cannot be submitted within the timeframe laid down by Parliament be...
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