Silicosis and TB medical claims by South African mineworkers
Cumulative financial-year data showing the compensation claims, payouts, and medical examinations for former gold mine workers and their dependents affected by silicosis or work-related tuberculosis contracted between 1965 and 2019. Based on progress reports published by the Tshiamiso Trust, which is a non-profit organisation established in 2020 to compensate current and former underground gold miners.
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The data
6 rows, 7 columns.
- date Date
- End date of the financial year or the latest report update (YYYY-MM-DD). 2022-02-28 – 2026-06-30
- fin_year Category
- Financial year period (runs from 1 March to 28/29 February). 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27
- appointments Number
- Cumulative number of appointments scheduled by claimants. 90158 – 191107
- lodgements Number
- Cumulative number of compensation claims lodged. 76822 – 161999
- claims_paid_out Number
- Cumulative number of successful compensation claims paid out. 2174 – 27843
- bmes Number
- Cumulative number of completed Benefit Medical Examinations (BMEs). 32089 – 81812
- reference Category
- URL link to data https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Tshiamiso-Trust-Annual-Report-FY22-Final.pdf, https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tshiamiso-Trust-Annual-Report-FY23_Redacted_compressed.pdf, https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tshiamiso_Annual-Report-2024_FINAL_Redacted_compressed.pdf, https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tshiamiso-Trust-Annual-Report-2025.pdf, https://web.archive.org/web/20251201045537/https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/information/progress-report/, https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/information/progress-report/
Latest rows
| date | fin_year | appointments | lodgements | claims_paid_out | bmes | reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2026/27 | 191107 | 161999 | 27843 | 81812 | https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/information/progress-report/ |
| 2025-11-27 | 2025/26 | 183640 | 154314 | 25418 | 74875 | https://web.archive.org/web/20251201045537/https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/information/progress-report/ |
| 2025-02-28 | 2024/25 | 171571 | 143587 | 21416 | 68034 | https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tshiamiso-Trust-Annual-Report-2025.pdf |
| 2024-02-28 | 2023/24 | 157843 | 135464 | 16006 | 59339 | https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tshiamiso_Annual-Report-2024_FINAL_Redacted_compressed.pdf |
| 2023-02-28 | 2022/23 | 133687 | 111451 | 11286 | 46736 | https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tshiamiso-Trust-Annual-Report-FY23_Redacted_compressed.pdf |
| 2022-02-28 | 2021/22 | 90158 | 76822 | 2174 | 32089 | https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Tshiamiso-Trust-Annual-Report-FY22-Final.pdf |
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