Ditshwanelo sues for former SA gold miners� welfare

Ditshwanelo - Botswana Centre for Human Rights has filed compensation litigation against South African gold mining companies on behalf of former Batswana mine workers affected by Silicosis.

A researcher at Ditshwanelo, Kabelo Mahupela said during a debate at the University of Botswana (UB) about the state of inequality in Botswana that his organisation is helping the former mine workers who suffered from the chronic lung disease caused by inhaling tiny bits of silica dust. Silica is said to be the second most common mineral in the earth’s crust.