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September 23, 2017
Families hope
for deceased
miners’ pay
Many left penniless
behind are not aware
they will get paid out
By BONGANI FUZILE
Senior Reporter
ANY ex-mineworkers in the East-
M ern Cape have died waiting for their
pension money, leaving behind their
wives, children and other dependants strug-
gling to access their money.
Some of their children had to drop out of
school to go look for work so they could take
over from where their deceased fathers had left
off in providing for their extended families.
The Saturday Dispatch has met with many
families in Matatiele, Komani and Glenmore
who were open about their daily struggles, as
they ponder life without the people they had
called breadwinners.
The families spoken to were not aware that
they will be benefiting from money that was
invested and saved at more than 20 provident
fund schemes.
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sands of Eastern Cape migrants to
the mines, last week announced
that they were looking for 4 000
more ex-miners who are currently
eligible for money that they left
from the mines they worked at.
The Dispatch can today exclu-
sively reveal that 800 of the 4 000
ex-mineworkers are now suffering
from diseases, including lung and
chest sicknesses.
Willowvale cousins Peter and
Makrubela Solange are some of
those who are suffering from asth-
ma and silicosis but were never
compensated by their former em-
ployers. They were medically
boarded as they could no longer
work.
Many like them attracted sil-
icosis, which is a lung disease
caused by breathing in tiny bits of
silica, a mineral that is part of
sand, rock, and mineral ores such
as quartz.
It mostly affects workers ex-
posed to silica dust in occupations
such as mining, glass manufac-
turing and foundry work.
The Dispatch team has travelled
the province to visit families of
these ex-mineworkers who were
suffering from diseases and who
were boarded under the Medical
Bureau for Occupational Diseases.
Of the 10 ex-mineworkers the
Dispatch team had planned to vis-
it, five had died.
The five deceased ex-miners are
Mthuthuzeli David Dyongo, Mad-
umelane Mkalipi, Lebona Tibela,
Madeyi Yose and Mcinezeli Dyele.
They all left children and their
Schemes that owe billions to ex-mineworkers
By BONGANI FUZILE
Senior Reporter
THOUSANDS of migrant workers
are struggling to get their money
owed to them by the mines because
of little knowledge of where it was
invested by their former employers.
Some do not even know which door
to knock on to get assistance.
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ther, Nosinala said her son died
while waiting for his pension mon-
ey.
“His wife is currently working
for R600 a month and has two
children to feed.
“If my son’s money from TEBA
could be released that will help
them in a great way,” she said.
Mkalipi’s sister-in-law, Lilian
Mkalipi said the deceased had two
children.
The following are 29 schemes that
owe thousands of ex-mineworkers
billions of rands:
● Anglo Group Provident Fund
(backlog payments)
● Anglo Group Provident
● Anglo shares
● Amplats – unclaimed
● Fairheads (MWBF)
● Fairheads Umbrella Trust
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“He was a pillar for this family as
he was working and bringing mon-
ey home. When he fell sick and
returned home, he didn’t stay long
and eventually died,” she said.
It was the same case for Yose,
who arrived home empty-handed
from the mines in late 2009 and
died a month later.
His widow, Zusiwe Ndayi said
her husband was a breadwinner
for them and their extended fam-
ily. They had to fight to get his
● Fairheads Umbrella Trust
(FAI)
● Fairheads (FBF)
● Fairheads (AFT)
● Harmony – (Medical Bureau
for Occupational Diseases)
● LEM Trust
● Lonmin – unclaimed wages
● Masakhane Provident Fund
● Medical Bureau for Occu-
pational Diseases Project
● Medical Bureau for Occu-
pational Diseases project 1
● Mineworkers Provident
Fund (AGA)
● Mineworkers Provident
Fund – Sibanye-Beatrix
● Mines 1970 Project phase 1
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LONG WAIT: Cousins,
and ex-mineworkers
Nelson and
Makrubela Solange
are still waiting for
money owed to them.
Left, Mthetho
Gcezengana of
Balfour said he has
been injured while
working in the mines
and he’s been waiting
for his money. He
hopes that TEBA will
assist him get his
money
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money from his former employer.
“We all depended on him but when
he came back home from the
mines, he died a month later. He
complained of a number of sick-
nesses, including TB,” she said.
TEBA’s Eastern Cape manager,
Samuel Moeletsi said they were
tracing those ex-miners.
“Teba continues to support the
payment of individuals who were
injured on duty,” Moeletsi said. —
bonganif@dispatch.co.za
● Mineworkers Provident
Fund Sibanye – Rand Uranium
● Mineworkers Provident
Fund Sibanye – Driefontein
● MPF – Northam
● Mineworkers Provident
Fund – Kloof
● Mineworkers Provident
Fund
● Mines 1970 Project –
Phase 2
● RMA Projects 1010
● South Deep-BOD Project
● Stope Technology Services
(Stopetek)
● Sibanye (ill-health and
withdrawal)
● 1970-preservation funds
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bid to find hurt ex-miners vegetable project
By ZOLILE MENZELWA
Politics Desk
A VEGETABLE incubation project
meant to benefit hundreds of needy
families in Komani and surrounding
areas has collapsed with nothing to
show for the R9-million poured into it.
Blame for the project’s failure has
been placed squarely on Eskom and
the Chris Hani District Municipality
(CHDM) for not supplying it with
electricity and water.
The project was funded by the
Eastern Cape Development Corpor-
ation (ECDC), Small Enterprise Fi-
nance Agency (Sefa) and the De-
partment of Small Business Devel-
opment (DSBD).
In July last year, Small Business
Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu
launched the project with the aim of
assisting cooperatives to plant
seedlings, including spinach and
tomatoes.
The cooperatives would then sell
the seedlings to primary production
sites in Cala and Braakloof near
Whittlesea.
The vegetables from the sites were
supposed to be sent to a packing
house which would then sell them to
the market, including retail stores.
The Chris Hani Cooperative De-
velopment Centre (CDC) was also
expected to give business and tech-
nical training to the cooperatives as a
way of better capacitating them.
CDC executive director Abongile
Hala said primary production centres
DISCARDED: Former mineworker Kadephi Seku, 60, from Libode, who was left paralysed after an accident in an Amplats mine, shows X-rays of his
damaged back. He was paid only R116 000 for 25 years of service when he was medically boarded Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA in Cala and Braakloof cost R4-million
By BONGANI FUZILE Rustenburg. He injured himself “But the complaint I have now is fell on him, crushing both legs.
each while a nursery in Ezibeleni cost
R1-million to erect.
“The failure of one of these to
operate affects the entire value chain.
The nursery cannot make money be-
cause it is not selling and the primary
production sites have no seedlings to
plant and sell,” he said.
Hala said R4-million for the Cala
primary production centre was funded
by ECDC and Sefa, another R4-million
for the Braakloof primary production
centre by Sefa while DSBD funded the
R1-million for the nursery.
“CHD was supposed to provide the
nursery with water while Eskom was
supposed to install electrical instal-
lation points. The nursery needs water
and electricity to operate,” Hala said.
CHD had funded the renovation of
the building in which CDC operates.
Hala said the aim was to have an
integrated “agri-business” produc-
tion site. He said CDC had more than
2 000 cooperatives on its database.
“The aim of this approach to the
development of cooperatives is to
ensure maximum participation in
value chain for the previously dis-
advantaged,” Hala said, adding that
the department of economic devel-
opment, environmental affairs and
tourism was one of the funders.
CHDM spokeswoman Thobeka
Mqamelo had not responded to e-
mailed questions at the time of writ-
ing yesterday.
Eskom provincial spokesman Za-
ma Mpondwana said he would only
be able to comment this week. —
zoliles@dispatch.co.za

E Cape the start

tension to Durban (4pm) Senior Reporter while lifting a heavy metal rod. about the money for my injuries. “I am unable to walk because of
Due today: Horizon from Ngqura to He spent six months in hospital, Who is going to pay this money? the injuries from the mines.
K-berth. NGLO American Platinum unable to do anything for himself. “Why did the mine dump me after “I’ve paid money to many people
Moon Phases
October 5 Full Moon A has announced a publicity
campaign to try and track
After he was discharged, he was
medically boarded.
so many years of hard labour?”
Seku’s wife, Nolizile, said they
who said they will claim for me but
nothing ever came of it,” he said.

for marine plan

October 12 Last Quarter down thousands of ex-miners in the A few months after he was board- had to give up two grandchildren Asked what they were doing for
October 19 New Moon Eastern Cape and connect them to ed and back at his Mkankatho vil- for adoption because they could not ex-mineworkers to access their
October 28 First Quarter their pensions and other monies lage home, he was paid his prov- afford to feed them. money, Sithole said they had un-
owed by funds. ident fund money of R116 000, after “We had to release two of our dertaken a community radio cam-
Tides Amplats media manager Mpumi 25 years service at the company. grandchildren to people who are paign targeting the Eastern Cape.
High Low High Low Sithole said they had undertaken a “My employers came and dumped struggling to have children because “We have also distributed posters
Mon 2 0142 0754 1407 2012 community radio campaign target- me in this village after I was injured we have no food to feed them. and flyers at key community gath-
ing the Eastern Cape. in their mine. Today I cannot work “It was a tough decision but we ering areas like government offices By ADRIENNE CARLISLE with the objectives of South Africa’s
Tues 3 0216 0825 1436 2043
But one miner, Kadephi Seku, 60, and there’s nothing I can do to had no choice because my husband and community halls,” said Sithole, National Development Plan.
Wed 4 0248 0855 1506 2114 A TEAM of 17 scientists from across In 2014, government launched Op-
Thurs 5 0320 0924 1537 2147 of Libode, who broke his back in an provide for my family,” said Seku. can’t even work in the garden to adding that they had also hosted
Amplats mine, said he had received The father of six said he expected plough vegetables because of his road shows in parts of the prov- the Eastern Cape are undertaking a eration Phakisa to unlock the eco-
Fri 6 0353 0955 1610 2220 collaborative, two-year, multimillion- nomic potential of the oceans by de-
Sat 7 0427 1027 1644 2255 little to nothing after his boarding his employers to at least assist him injuries,” said Nolizile. ince.
payout of R116 000. He worked for in claiming for injury on duty. Seku is just one of many forgotten “Our outreach efforts are sup- rand project to develop a marine veloping what it terms the blue econ-
Sun 8 0503 1102 1721 2332 spatial plan for Algoa Bay intended to omy. One of the three pillars of this
the mine for 25 years. “The only money I got was the ex-miners sent home to their vil- ported by our partnership with Te-
The Daily Dispatch is wholly owned by: Seku, who was tracked down by money for the years I worked there lages after being injured on duty. ba to assist with tracing benefi- optimise its economic opportunities endeavour is marine spatial plan-
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ysed in 2008 while working at well. I feel that there is more money Mboya village in Willowvale. He ily members,” he said. — ment. resources sustainably.
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September 30, 2017
MINE PENSIONS
Family’s anger at pay out
Late Roji qualified
for ‘lousy’ R2 000
after 30 years’ work
By BONGANI FUZILE
Senior Reporter
N EASTERN Cape miner’s fam-
A ily is distraught after finding
out that after 30 years of his
working in the mines, they will only get
paid a “lousy” R2 000.
It was unclear yesterday what the
payout was for, with Eastern Cape Teba
manager, Sam Moelets, asking for more
time to obtain more accurate infor-
mation.
Moeletsi said the payment “can be
more and should be. We avoid putting
big amounts in our estimates to avoid
creating unnecessary expectations for
the family – otherwise we do not know
how much will be paid by the Medical
Bureau for Occupational Diseases
(MBOD) once claim assessment is
done.”
Moeletsi said claimants had to come
forward for screening.
“This is to see if they do not qualify for
any of the mine benefits, be it unclaimed
monies, long service award payments,
silicosis-related payments and others.
“Otherwise not everybody qualifies
for mine benefits because there are fund
rules and requirements to be met.”
The angry Roji family from Mpongo
village in Chalumna said they were
initially delighted to see the name of
their late older sibling, Roy Roji, among
the list of beneficiaries listed by Teba in
last week’s Saturday Dispatch.
Roji was one of 4 000 ex-mineworkers
listed to benefit from money kept by
provident funds trustees which be-
longed to miners who retired, were
boarded or retrenched from the mines.
Roji died in 2000, 35 years after he
joined the mines as a migrant worker
through the Teba offices in King
William’s Town.
He succumbed to illnesses as a result
of what family suspected was silicosis,
and died while waiting for a pension
pay-out from his former employer.
Wilson, his younger brother, said they
were upset by news his late brother
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would only get a R2 000 payout.
“If you calculate what we’re getting,
it’s like he contributed a lousy R66. This
is daylight robbery. Who do we call to
investigate this?”
Wilson said like any other miner of
the 1960s, his brother was deployed in a
number of mines.
“They were migrant workers who
were sent from mine to mine but we
know his last employer was a gold mine
in the Westonaria area and Teba has got
that information,” Wilson said.
Last week the Saturday Dispatch pub-
lished a list of 4 000 ex-mineworkers
from Teba. The ex-mineworkers are
expected to lodge their claims with Teba
so that the provident funds their former
employers registered them with, can
pay them their outstanding money.
Roy is just one of many who died while
waiting for his money.
A number of the ex-mineworkers
came from the rural parts of the pro-
vince and some from neighbouring
countries like Lesotho, Swaziland, Mo-
zambique and Malawi.
Paul Mapheelle, who lives in East
London and is originally from Lesotho,
said his father worked in the mines for
30 years and only took home R32 000.
“The pain of knowing you that your
father was working and when he retired
he got nothing is unbearable. My dad
worked in the mines from 1964 to 1998
and he got retrenched. He took home
only R32 000,” he said.
Moeletsi said unscrupulous people
were a problem.
“The activities of unscrupulous
agents who pretend to be assisting the
poor but are there to rake in money for
themselves are a problem,” Moeletsi
said.
Roy’s family said they would appeal
the payment.
“We have to get to the bottom of this.
Why is this money a round figure, first
of all? Why is it R2 000? We need to
investigate,” Wilson said. — bon-
ganif@dispatch.co.za
TOO LITTLE: Wilson Roji outside the
East London Magistrate's Court. The
family are upset because their late
mineworker brother, Roy Roji who
died in 2000, is eligible for only a
R2 000 pay out, says TEBA
Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA
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Ex-miners
too poor to
visit offices
By BONGANI FUZILE
Senior Reporter
MANY former mineworkers who
appear on the list of 4 000 miners
who are owed money by a number
of provident funds, are too poor to
visit their nearest Teba offices to
claim their money.
This was revealed by many who
had made it to the more than 10
offices in the province.
A Saturday Dispatch team vis-
ited the Butterworth, Mthatha,
Mount Fletcher, Lusikisiki and
Flagstaff offices this week.
Speaking to the Dispatch, Teba’s
Eastern Cape head Sam Moeletsi
said there was a good response
from the people after the news-
paper’s report last week.
“There is a good response which
justifies our very reason why we
came to Dispatch for assistance
and this is highly appreciated.
“But some of the sections in the
story wrongly and incorrectly
blame Teba.
“For example, we do not decide
on the rules and requirements and
neither do we determine who to
pay and not – but the funds.”
Vuyisile Joyiya, of Msikaba in
Flagstaff, visited Teba after he
heard he might get his pension or
provident fund money.
“I worked in the mines for many
years and left after I fell sick. I am
one of many who had come to
claim their money. Although some
of us were not published, we know
that we qualify to get some form of
compensation,” said Joyiya.
Bonisile Mpahlwa, of Centane,
who met with the Dispatch at Teba
Butterworth offices, said the pub-
lication of the names had raised
hopes for many.
However, he stressed that it
might take a while for many to
know that their names were among
those set to benefit from the R40-
billion in unclaimed funds.
“We will help those who we know
can’t read but their names have
appeared here. People have no mon-
ey to travel and they had to wait for
their pension grants to come here.”
— bonganif@dispatch.co.za
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Ex-mineworkers’ wait not over

Companies in years to locate most of the bene-
ficiaries. A large number of mine-

Mqanduli to check workers from South Africa, Lesotho,

Swaziland, Mozambique and Malawi
have died after succumbing to ill-
who qualifies nesses from working in the mines.
Some of the ex-miners accused TE-
BA of complicating the system, mak-
By BONGANI FUZILE ing it difficult for them to claim
Senior Reporter monies owed to them.
But TEBA claims it is doing its best
HE struggle for ex-mine- to trace those owed money by the

T workers who are fighting to

lay their hands on money
they believe belongs to them, contin-
ues.
Thousands of former miners de-
scended on Mqanduli this week to
find out if they would be getting any
form of compensation from their for-
mer employers.
A number of mining companies
called former miners to the local
sports fields to check on their health
and determine whether they qual-
ified for any compensation.
Gold Fields, which was one of the
companies that took part in the out-
reach, was promoting their Project
Ku-Riha, meaning “compensation”.
The company called for people who
had worked at their mines to register
and update their details.
Gold Fields is working together
with TEBA Ltd. Gold Fields South
Deep spokeswoman Nthabiseng Ng-
wetsana said they were busy with a
nationwide outreach.
“We were in Pongola in KwaZulu-
Natal recently and now are here in
Mqanduli. This is the area where
most of our workers came from.
“We are tracing our former mine-
workers and hoping to answer any
SEEKING COMPENSATION: Former miners were happy to hear the news that their former employers were in the
Eastern Cape to assist them with their compensation payments
questions they might have and com-
pensate those who are eligible,” such
as those with lung problems from
having worked in the mines, Ng-
wetsana said. TEBA recently re-
leased the names of 4 000 Eastern
Cape ex-miners who were eligible to
claim money from their former em-
ployers.
Thousands of ex-miners, recruited
Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA
through TEBA many years ago, have
struggled to access their retirement
funds because of bureaucratic hur-
dles in the system.
TEBA claims it has struggled for
mining companies.
Three months ago, TEBA told the
Dispatch that they had already paid
R300-million on different projects in
rural “labour sending” communities.
Payments ranged from pension
and provident fund monies to oc-
cupational lung disease benefits.
An amount of R240-million was
paid to individual beneficiaries un-
der the Medical Bureau for Occu-
pational Diseases (MBOD) and R60-
million through mineworkers’ prov-
ident funds, such as the Mines’ 1970
Preservation Fund, Anglo Group
Provident Fund and MPF Sibanye.
MBOD officials from the health
department and Harmony and We-
stonaria Goldmines were also part of
the outreach.
“We are retracing these ex-mine-
workers and we are also collecting
data on them, especially those who
were never on the TEBA system,”
said Ngwetsana.
Ex-miner Mthenjwa Maqume, who
was recently sent home after he fell
sick while working in the mines,
hoped he would be compensated.
“I am wheelchair-bound and I
won’t be able to work again,” he said.
— bonganif@dispatch.co.za

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December 30, 2017 Do you have a story: Call Daily Dispatch 043 702 2000

Misty Mount teachers receive long-service awards

By ZIPO-ZENKOSI NCOKAZI noticed that none of them had any One teacher who is still alive is 87-
HONOURED: Gladys long service certificates or awards to year-old Gladys Mlungwazana
Mlungwazana EIGHT women who founded and show for their work.” Mthembu, who was Mangqukwana
Mthembu, 87, was a taught in some of the schools in He said initially they were only Junior Secondary School founder
principal at Misty Mount were honoured with planning on giving an award to the and principal. She gave 25 years of
Mangqukwana Junior long-term service certificates for now late Faith Nomalungelo Combo, her life to the school.
Secondary School. their contribution in educating gen- who had been a teacher at Ngqwangi “Teachers must aim to inspire stu-
She has 25 years of erations of families. Junior Secondary School for 20 dents in all aspects of their lives, and
service. She is Catalyst Education Foundation years. for many teachers, their greatest
flanked by Lungisile (CEF) and the Misty Mount Commu- “After speaking to her last year goal is to be a role model,” said
Chayichayi, right, nity Project earlier this week award- before she passed away, she said Mthembu.
founder of Catalyst ed the eight heroines , some of whom there were other retired teachers “Teachers need to always remem-
Education have dedicated more than 40 years of who had also founded schools in ber that, aside from parents, they
Foundation, Eastern their lives teaching in Misty Mount. Misty Mount,” he said. are one of the most regular mentors
Cape Rural The award ceremony took place at Chayichayi said CEF was founded in a child’s life.
Development and Emmanuel Methodist Church in in 2004 with the core purpose of “Teachers may also have students
Agrarian Reform MEC, Misty Mount. supporting the development of edu- that they spend extra time with
Mlibo Qoboshiyane Speaking to the Saturday Dis- cation in rural areas. being a mentor, which means that
and Jama Mabuya patch, CEF founder Lungisile Some of the awarded teachers being a good role model is even more
from the Nyandeni Chayichayi said: “Last year I hap- have died and their relatives ac- important.” — ziphon@dis-
Municipality pened to visit their homes and I cepted the awards on their behalf. patch.co.za

Bleak holiday for former miners

Thousands still said they had been promised that
they might be paid late next year.
“I went to the Teba Butterworth
wait for overdue offices and I was told that my name
was not released yet and I must come
Teba payments next year when I might get some-
thing,” said Qavane.
Meanwhile, Nosipho Tunzana of
By BONGANI FUZILE Willowvale, who has been fighting
Senior Reporter for the ex-mineworkers to get their
money, said: “I’ve travelled the coun-
ASTERN Cape ex-mine- try to fight for my father’s money and

E workers, who had hoped to

obtain their overdue pen-
sions, retirement and occupational
health diseases funds from former
employers, had a bleak festive sea-
son.
Three months ago, the Saturday
Dispatch published 4 000 names of
former workers who were expected
to get their money through mining
recruitment agent, Teba.
The announcement by Teba was
welcomed by many former mine-
workers, who had hoped finally to be
paid what was due to them which
would help solve their financial
woes.
The thousands of former mine-
workers from the Eastern Cape, who
were recruited through Teba, have
for years struggled to access their
money. Some were retrenched while
others were injured while digging for
minerals in some of the country’s
mines.
Teba released the names of 4 000
ex-miners who were eligible for some
form of compensation after the Sat-
urday Dispatch exposed the plight of
the former workers, many who left
EVER HOPEFUL: Lungile Qangqa of Whittlesea smiled after the Daily Dispatch advised him he was entitled to
receive compensation from Teba. However, Qangqa still awaits the expected payment
the mines with nothing to show for
their decades of hard labour in these
multi-national mining companies.
According to the Financial Ser-
vices Board, currently more than
R40-billion remains unclaimed as
many former workers were not
aware exactly how to claim the mon-
ey.
Many, like Lungile Qangqa of
Mceula village outside Whittlesea,
whose name appeared among the
beneficiaries, are still waiting to be
compensated for their work in the
Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA
mines. His relative, Nombuyiselo
Qangqa, said: “We’ve got nothing
from the Teba company, we are strug-
gling. He’s struggling and we had
nothing for Christmas as we hoped
for a payment.”
Sambava Qavane of Willowvale
those who are in rural areas and I
must confess that I’ve been hitting
brick walls.
“No-one seems to know where the
R40-billion is and those who ap-
peared on the Teba list are struggling
to access the money.”
Yesterday, Teba’s Eastern Cape
head, Samuel Moeletsi said many
people came in numbers to claim
what was due to them. “The part-
nership we had with the Dispatch
really helped us and the poor as they
came in numbers to make their
claims. Many came carrying the
newspaper with their names and that
made it easy for us,” said Moeletsi.
However, he said they would only
know next month who had been paid
and how much had been paid out.
In September Teba said they were
doing their best to trace those owed
money by the mining companies.
Teba said they had already paid
R300-million on different projects in
rural “labour sending” communities,
ranging from pension and provident
fund monies to occupational lung
disease benefits. — bonganif@dis-
patch.co.za

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4 Weekend Post NEWS SATURDAY: DECEMBER 30, 2017

Debate rages after cannabis oil bust

Nomazima Nkosi who was allegedly producing
nkosino@tisoblackstar.co.za Social media users call for unbanning in wake of alleged producer’s arrest cannabis oil, social media user
Leela Bear said the raid was “cr**”.
“So many people rely on the ben-

A
RAGING debate over
the legalisation of
cannabis – particular-
ly cannabis oil – came
to the fore over the
past two weeks since
the arrest of a Port Elizabeth man
who was allegedly producing the oil.
Vocal social media users called
for the unbanning of cannabis oil,
with many saying police should be
focusing on more important issues.
A spokesman for dedicated
Haematological Services NGO, the
Igazi Foundation, however, warned
that not enough research had yet
been undertaken to confirm the ef-
fectiveness of the oil.
Just last month in parliament, the
Medical Marijuana Bill was rejected.
The Bill, introduced by former
Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mario
Oriani-Ambrosini in 2014, was
aimed at legalising and regulating
the use of cannabinoids for medic-
inal purposes.
For Port Elizabeth resident
Michelle Campbell, cannabis oil has
provided vast relief for pain asso-
ciated with health issues and as
such she has become a firm advo-
cate of the oil.
She has been using it for more
than a year after having undergone
a hysterectomy.
“I believe in its heath benefits be-
cause it’s definitely helped me a lot.
I had a huge growth in my uterus
and the cannabis oil helped me with
pain management and general
health and I credit a lot of my heal-
ing to cannabis oil,” she said.
“It definitely helped me get back
on my feet.”
A cannabis activist, who did not
want to give his name as he pro-
duces the oil, said he treated about
108 patients nationally a month us-
ing his products.
Going by the name Cannaman,
the man said he had started produc-
ing cannabis oils six years ago and
had begun using them on himself.
He said he had seen the benefits
with his blood pressure normalising
and his weight dropping.
He said his family had also begun
using the products.
“My youngest patient is a three-
month-old baby born with psoriasis
and the oldest is 93 years old.
“When I stumbled across the Rick
Simpson [a Canadian oil producer]
cannabis oils I started doing re-
search from there and started mak-
ing oils for myself and it grew from
there,” he said.
Cannaman said he had treated re-
covering alcoholics, recovering
drug addicts, children with ADHD
and cancer patients.
He said he was pro legalisation
and was among the people fighting
to get it legalised, but because of his
status – he has a criminal record aft-
er being caught with marijuana – he
could not apply for a distribution
licence.
Igazi Foundation spokesman Cole
Cameron, however, said medical in-
formation around cannabis oil was
sketchy and he could not confirm
whether it truly helped or not.
“It can perhaps alleviate pain, but
it certainly doesn’t cure anything
and doctors, within the law, are now
allowed to prescribe it,” Cameron
said.
Following the December 17 arrest
of a 53-year-old Kabega Park man
eficial factors yet all are treated as
criminals. Get with the times,” she
said.
Another user, Jayson O’Hanra-
han, wrote: “This post has proved
one thing.
“People are standing up more and
more towards a very outdated and
uniformed law.”
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News in Brief BEACH NECESSITIES

Two men held over
11 bags of dagga
PORT Alfred police yesterday nabbed two
suspects and seized dagga worth more
than R80 000 following a high-speed car
chase in the early hours of the morning.
Police spokesperson Captain Mali
Govender said the arrests followed a
tip-off to the Port Alfred K9 unit about two
Volkswagen Polos travelling on the R72,
allegedly transporting dagga.
“The vehicles were travelling from the
direction of East London towards Port
Elizabeth,” Govender said.
“[Police] spotted the vehicles passing
the Rosehill Mall and tried to stop [them],
but the vehicles sped on.”
The high-speed chase ensued, and
police managed to stop one of the
vehicles at the Kenton-on-Sea crossing.
“The second vehicle continued and
blatantly disregarded the instruction by
the [police] members to stop. However,
the chase ended approximately 35km
from where it started.”
A search of the first vehicle turned up
nothing, but 11 bags of dagga weighing
26.8kg were found in the second vehicle.
Two men aged 32 and 40 were
arrested, and are to appear in the Port
Alfred Magistrate’s Court on January 2 on
charges of dealing in dagga with a street
value of R80 400. – Odette Parfitt
Traffic stats reveal
top five offences
STATISTICS released by the Road Traffic
Management Corporation (RTMC)
revealed the top five offences based on
written traffic fines.
ý Speed: 46 029 drivers fined;
ý Driving without licences: 15 538
drivers fined;
ý Unlicensed vehicles: 14 174 drivers
Former miners
struggling to
get payouts
Bongani Fuzile
EASTERN Cape former mine-
workers who had hoped to get
their overdue pension, retirement
funds and occupational health
disease payments from former
employers had a bleak festive sea-
son as many struggled to access
their money.
Three months ago, Weekend
Post sister paper Saturday Dis-
patch published 4 000 names of
former workers who were expect-
ed to get their money through
mining recruitment agent Teba.
The announcement by Teba
was welcomed by many former
mineworkers, who had hoped
that finally being paid what was
due to them would solve their fi-
nancial woes.
The thousands of former mine-
workers from the Eastern Cape,
who were recruited through Teba,
have for years struggled to access
their money.
Some were retrenched, while
others were injured while working
in some of the country’s mines.
Teba released the names of
4 000 ex-miners who were eligible
TAKE YOUR PICK: Street vendors Kashington Nyashou, left, and Tesure Chirozva take an early-morning stroll on Pollok Beach in the hope of
for some form of compensation
selling some of their wares to beachgoers. Their goods range in price from R30 for the cheapest item to R100 for the most expensive after the Saturday Dispatch ex-
PHOTOGRAPH: Werner Hills
posed the plight of the former
workers, many of whom left the
mines with nothing to show for
we are struggling, he’s struggling
and we had nothing for Christmas
as we had hoped for a payment.”
Sambava Qavane, of Willow-
vale, said they had been promised
they might get a payment late next
year.
“I went to the Teba Butterworth
offices and I was told that my
name was not released yet and I
must come next year, when I might
get something,” Qavane said.
Meanwhile, Nosipho Tunzana,
of Willowvale, who has been fight-
ing for the ex-mineworkers to get
their money, said it needed more
than courage to fight the former
employers to release the money.
“I’ve travelled the country to
fight for my father’s money and
those who are in rural areas, and I
must confess that I’ve been hitting
brick walls,” Tunzana said.
“No one seem to know where
the R40-billion is, and those who
appeared on the Teba list are
struggling to access the money.”
Yesterday, Teba’s Eastern Cape
head, Samuel Moeletsi, said many
people had come in numbers to
claim what was due to them.
“The partnership we had with
the Dispatch really helped us and
the poor as they came in numbers
to make their claims. Many came
carrying the newspaper with their
names and that made it easy for

Initiates ‘rent out hut to couple for alcohol’

fined;
ý Driving without fastening seatbelts:
13 554 drivers fined; and
ý Overloading: 5 388 drivers fined.
Three taxi drivers were arrested for
attempting to bribe traffic officers. Two of
the arrests took place in Limpopo and one
was in the Eastern Cape.
More than 924 000 vehicles have been
checked at roadblocks since the start of
law enforcement operations throughout
the country. More than 105 000 drivers
were tested for alcohol and 2 247 drivers
were arrested for having alcohol blood
content above the legal limit‚” the RTMC
said. – Penwell Dlamini
Malibongwe Dayimani
THE Eastern Cape circumcision rite
has suffered an embarrassing own
goal after two initiates allegedly
rented out their hut to a couple for
a night in exchange for alcohol.
The incident, which was alleged-
ly kept a secret by local authorities,
happened more than a week ago at
an initiation school outside East
London’s Duncan Village township.
The initiates allegedly did not
leave their hut for their overnight
guests but spent the night drinking
with the couple.
For traditional reasons, women
are forbidden from going anywhere
near initiation schools.
When asked about the incident,
department of health district cir-
cumcision coordinator in Buffalo
City metro Mbulelo Matayo said,
“How did you know about this?”
Matayo, who called the incident
an embarrassment, said, “This was
the first time I am hearing about
someone asking for a slaapplek at
an initiation school.”
The two initiates and the man
who brought the woman for a
sleepover at the initiation hut had
been punished for the collusion.
“The woman was told to go home
while the two initiates received
lashes and the man got a pounding
as well from the family members of
the initiates.”
East London police spokeswom-
an Warrant Officer Hazel Mqala
said no case had been opened.
Eastern Cape cooperative gover-
nance and traditional affairs
spokesman Mamkeli Ngam said the
department was awaiting an official
report from district officials and
would then investigate.
their decades of hard labour in
multinational mining companies.
According to the Financial Ser-
vices Board, more that R40-billion
remains unclaimed as many for-
mer workers didn’t know how to
go about claiming the money.
Many, like Lungile Qangqa, of
Mceula village outside Whittlesea,
whose name appeared among the
4 000 beneficiaries, are still wait-
ing to be compensated for their
work in the mines.
His relative, Nombuyiselo
Qangqa, said last week: “We’ve got
nothing from the Teba company,
us,” Moeletsi said.
However, he said they would
only know next month who had
been paid and how much had
been paid out.
In September, Teba said they
were doing their best to trace
those owed money by the mining
companies.
Teba said they had already paid
out R300-million on different pro-
jects in rural “labour-sending”
communities, ranging from pen-
sion and provident fund monies to
occupational lung disease bene-
fits.

Consciously improve habits relating to financial affairs

A NEW year stretches out before us and
most of us are hoping for better things,
but with the possible exception of winning
the lottery, positive change only comes
when we consciously change our habits.
I asked the various ombuds for their “if
you do nothing else, do this” advice.
Magauta Mphahlele, acting
ombudsman, consumer goods and
services ombudsman:
“Don’t be pressured or enticed into
entering into fixed-term contracts for
gym or cellular phone services as the
cancellation penalties are high if you want
to cancel before the expiry of the term,
either due to lack of affordability or
because you aren’t using the service.
“When you make a purchase, keep
your proof of purchase, and only use or
install goods according to manufacturer
instructions, otherwise your right to a
refund, repair or replacement of a
defective products might be
compromised.
“When ordering from catalogues or
making a special order, keep a record of
the product specifications in case the
incorrect goods are delivered and you
want to return them. You have a right to
claim a refund or replacement within 10
business days of receiving the product.”
Reana Steyn, ombudsman for banking
services:
“Be wise to the ATM scam. I witnessed
it two weeks ago when I went to withdraw unsuspecting victims. Most are ‘older’ . need to wait for the estate to be wound
some cash. “Get into the habit of reading and up and, because the proceeds do not fall
“The machine accepted my card and understanding all your statements – bank into the estate, there are no executor
pin – and then none of the buttons statements, bond statements, loan fees payable on the proceeds.
seemed to work. So I cancelled the accounts, credit cards, etc. “When you take out a new policy or
transaction and took my card. “Query charges which are not correct, apply for new or increased cover, an
“Then I noticed a couple standing at query the interest rate and charges; look insurer will ask you questions. It is
the machine next to me, obviously at what you owe and for how long you still extremely important to disclose accurate
distressed. The woman said when they have to pay, then find out what impact and complete information, because if you
used the ‘stuck’ ATM I your paying a little don’t, the insurer could repudiate the
had just used, a man extra every month policy by relying on non-disclosure and
came to help and In your corner would have.” any claim may then be declined.
together they went to Jennifer Preiss, “The duty of disclosure is an onerous
the other machine. deputy long-term one particularly for older applicants who
“And now all her insurance may have forgotten some medical
money had been ombudsman: incidents. Rather disclose too much than
withdrawn from her “Remember to too little.
account. update your “The non-disclosure also does not
“The scammers beneficiary need to be linked to the cause of the
obviously do nominations under claim, as is often mistakenly thought.
something to one ATM, both individual and “Read all the exclusions in your policy.
then offer to ‘help’ group policies, and We have many complaints where claims
people, before WENDY KNOWLER ensure that the are declined because of exclusion
skimming or swopping updated nomination is clauses, particularly the pre-existing
the card, and having seen them enter recorded by your insurer. This is conditions exclusion clauses which often
their pin several times, they quickly go particularly important when there is a come as a nasty surprise to claimants.
and withdraw the money from an ATM at change in someone’s personal “Claims are then excluded if they are
the bank next door. circumstances such as a marriage, a linked to a medical condition which
“If you are new to internet banking, be divorce, the birth of a child and the death existed prior to the inception of the
very wary of the phishing scam – it’s the of a beneficiary. policy.”
modern way to ‘steal’. They send the “The insurer will pay the death benefit
phishing e-mail (posing as a genuine according to the beneficiary nomination. CONTACT WENDY:
e-mail from your bank, for example) to “A beneficiary nomination has benefits E-mail: consumer@knowler.co.za
millions, knowing they will catch a few – payment can be made soon, there is no Twitter: @wendyknowler

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Legislative guide for miners’ pensions
HERE are the key legislative mile-
stones for miners who have not
claimed their pensions, according to
the Financial Services Board (FSB).
2001: The Pension Fund Act, 1956
(PF Act) was amended, inserting pro-
visions governed how surplus funds
would be apportioned to include for-
mer members who left the fund;
2002: The registrar of the FSB was
in discussions with the national Trea-
sury regarding the payment and trac-
ing of unclaimed benefits;
2004: A proposal was made to pro-
vide for the establishment of a cen-
tral unclaimed benefit fund during
2004 which did not come to fruition;
Saturday
September 9, 2017
2006: The PF Act was amended,
which required all funds to submit
annual financial statements. Prior to
this amendment, there was no pro-
vision in the annual financial state-
ments to disclose membership and
the assets relating to unclaimed ben-
efits separately;
2007: The registrar issued PF Cir-
cular 126 requesting funds to amend
their rules to remove any reference
that caused unclaimed benefits to
revert back to the fund. This practice
was in the opinion of the registrar
unfair, as the vesting and entitlement
of benefits is preserved for the per-
son entitled to it;
NEWS 7
2008: The Taxation Laws Amend-
ment Act, 2008 amended the Income
Tax Act to allow for the establish-
ment of “special purpose” preser-
vation funds to hold unclaimed ben-
efits funds as defined in the PF Act;
2014: The definition of an “un-
claimed benefit” was amended, to
include a death benefit payable to a
beneficiary who was not paid within
two years from the date on which the
fund became aware of the death of
the member; and
2017: Proposed amendments have
been made to the PF Act to provide
for a central unclaimed retirement
benefit fund.

Miners in
EASTERN CAPE PARKS
dark on TOURISM AGENCY PRESENTS
how to LILIZELA TOURISM AWARDS FINALISTS 2017

claim their MESSAGE FROM THE EASTERN CAPE

PARKS AND TOURISM AGENCY CEO
It is an honour to present the following Eastern Cape tourism products that are the
Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA), in partnership with Buffalo City Metro, on
21 September in East London at The Venue - Hemmingways.

ECPTA, as an Agency of the Department of Economic Development, Environmental affairs

payouts
provincial finalist for the Lilizela Tourism Awards 2017. The Eastern Cape Province
displays a huge commitment towards responsible tourism that positively impacts
on the country’s economic growth.
This is evident in the 542 entries received throughout the Province for this year and
the subsequent 147 finalists who make up the pool of winners to be announced at the
upcoming Provincial Lilizela Tourism Awards celebrations to be hosted by the Eastern
and Tourism (DEDEAT), is charged with the mandate of developing and promoting the
tourism sector of the province. ECPTA is proud to work with such a dynamic industry
of committed individuals and businesses. We thank all tourism stakeholders for their
immeasurable contribution to sustaining the tourism sector and helping to place the
Eastern Cape as a preferred destination of choice.
MR VUYANI DAYIMANI

ACCOMMODATION AWARDS
BACKPACKING & HOSTELING - Comfrey Cottage - Millbury Guest House - The Fernery Lodge
- Mafusa Backpackers - Mountain View Country Guest House - The Village Lodge - Oyster Bay Lodge
- Tsitsikamma Backpackers - Kob Inn Beach Resort - Splash Guest House - Sederkloof Lodge
- Lungile Backpackers Beach Lodge - Keurfontein Country House - Treetops Guest House - Dans Country Lodge & Events
- Loerie Ruskamp - Ganora Guest Farm & Excursions - FunkyTown
- Tube ‘n Axe Backpackers Lodge - Old Thomas River Ramble - Afrizona Guesthouse Mount Frere SELF-CATERING
- Amapondo Backpacker Lodge - Celtis Country Lodge EXCLUSIVE
GAME LODGE - Coega Development Corp. Guest House - The Oyster Box Beach House
BED & BREAKFAST - Pumba Private Game Reserve - Water Lodge - The Royal Somerset East - Seashells Luxury Accommodation
- Bhotani B and B - Pumba Private Game Reserve - Bush Lodge - B.R.O.Homes and Villas
- Amanda’s B&B - Shamwari Game Reserve - Eagles Crag Lodge HOTEL - APPLE@JBAY
- @47 Guest House - Shamwari Game Reserve - Bayethe Lodge - Drostdy Hotel - Hluleka Nature Reserve
USEFUL IDENTIFICATION: One of the documents that - Kingfisher Guest House - Shamwari Game Reserve - Sarili Lodge - Prana Lodge - Mansfield Private Game Reserve
can help retrieve a missing pension payout - The Paralian - Shamwari Game Reserve - Riverdene Lodge - Oceana Beach & Wildlife Reserve - Rose and Ale
- The Nest B&B - Shamwari Game Reserve - Lobengula Lodge - MyPond Hotel - Camdeboo Cottage
- Storms River Guest Lodge - Hopewell Lodge - Premier Hotel EL ICC - Bartholomews Loft

Many not -
-
Ebubeleni B&B
Eagle’s Nest B&B
-
-
Bush Lodge Amakhala Game Reserve
Gorah Elephant Camp
-
-
Protea Hotel Marine
Park Place Boutique Hotel & Guesthouse
-
-
KarooRus
Belvedere Cottages
- Sibuya Game Reserve-River Camp - Southern Sun Hemingways - Welgemoed Chalets
told what is -
-
Nolapeace Boutique Hotel
WarmKaros Bed & Breakfast -
-
Hlosi Game Lodge
Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve
- Royal St Andrews Hotel, Spa & Conference
Centre SELF-CATERING
MINING - Ruslington B&B
due to them PENSIONS
CARAVAN & CAMPING
-
-
Amakhala Quatermain’s Camp
Leeuwenbosch Country House
-
-
Garden Court East London
Hotel Savoy and Conference Centre -
SHARED VACATION
Beach Break
- Cannon Rocks Holiday Resort - Garden Court Kings Beach - Thunzi Bush Lodge
By BONGANI FUZILE - Komdomo Campsite GUEST HOUSE - Town Lodge Port Elizabeth - Village Break Cape St Francis
- Dwesa Nature Reserve - Hacklewood Hill Country House - Road Lodge East London - Sandile’s Rest
MINE bosses and their pension fund managers are - Double Mouth Game Reserve Camp Site - The Sands @ St Francis - Road Lodge Port Elizabeth Airport - Cape St Francis Resort - Club Break
doing very little to tell their former mineworkers, who - Dio Dell’Amore Guest House - Haga Haga Self Catering
made them super-rich, how to access their pension COUNTRY HOUSE - Angler & Antelope Guesthouse LODGE - Mountain Zebra National Park
funds. - Tenahead Mountain Lodge & Reserve - Dusk to Dawn Garden Court - Miarestate Hotel & Spa Family Cottage
The Financial Services Board (FSB), the state reg- - J-Bay Zebra Lodge - The Lookout Guest House - Samara Private Game Reserve Karoo Lodge
ulatory body responsible for the non-banking financial - Fort D Acre Reserve - Bright on 5th Guesthouse - Misty Mountain Reserve
services industry, said in a statement released by
pensions enforcement and surveillance head, Corlia
Buitendag, that many employers were also not pro-
viding members with sufficient fund information, es-
MESE AWARDS VISITOR - Untouched Adventures UNIVERSAL
- Raggy Charters
pecially what was due to them in hard cash. But the
- East London ICC EXPERIENCE (Scenic Beauty) ACCESSIBILITY
- The Plantation
board also blamed workers for not making proper
- Champagne Events and Function Venue AWARDS - Sibuya Game Reserve-Forest Camp (Experience Visual)
follow-ups to claim their money from their former (Action & Adventure) - Valley of Desolation (Camdeboo National Park) - Stormsriver Adventures
- Border Cricket Stadium (Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour)
employers and provident fund administrators. - Bloukrans Bungy - Face Adrenalin - Stormsriver Adventures
- Coega Development Corporation
The board provided a list of failures that have allowed - Tsitsikamma Segway Tours (Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour)
TOURIST GUIDES
pension funds to bulge while beneficiaries starve.
● Failure by members to provide the fund with their
ETEYA - Tsitsikamma Adventure Land - Stormsriver Adventures
- David McNair (Nature)
- Blessed Corner Boutique Hotel (Finalist) - Untouched Adventures (Tsitsikamma Woodcutters)
or their beneficiaries’ updated contact details; - Stormsriver Adventures - The Dolphin Trail - Jeni Smithies (Nature)
- Me Casa Guest House (Finalist)
● Failure by employers to provide funds or ad- (Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour) - Oudebosch Protea Farm Tours - Etta Hewitt (Nature)
- Bhotani B and B (Finalist) - Siseko Yelani (Culture)
ministrators with complete details of fund members; (Beach Experience) - Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site
- Mthombo’s Palace (Finalist)
● Many employers and/or funds do not provide - Chokka Trail (Wildlife Encounters) - Lungelo Ngabaza (Culture)
members with sufficient fund information such as their - Zimisile Gamakulu (Culture)
entitlement to a withdrawal benefit if they resign, are
TOUR OPERATORS (Lap of Luxury) - Sibuya Game Reserve-River Camp
- Imonti Tours cc (Emerging) - River Spas - Sibuya Game Reserve-Forest Camp
dismissed or retrenched and how to claim a benefit; - Miarestate Hotel & Spa - Baviaanskloof
- Stormsriver Adventures (Established)
● Poor administration by funds or administrators (Marine Adventure) - Hluleka
which in some cases have ceased to exist;
● Failure by fund members to inform dependants of
benefits if they die while in service; and
● Failure by boards of funds to take all reasonable
steps to trace and pay those entitled to benefits. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.lilizela.co.za
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The FSB said a proposal was made in 2004 to provide or contact Keketso Kostile at (tel) 043 492 0907 / 043 492 0881, M
for the establishment of a central unclaimed benefit
fund but it never came to fruition. — bonganif@
(cell) 082 527 0187, (email) Keketso.kostile@ecpta.co.za
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Bobo Mavuso Malusi Nkwane Sambona Qavan Khathazile Gqola Mquzubela Mtukuncana Nelson Solange

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Years on, miners still unpaid

By BONGANI FUZILE ● Bobo Mavuso, 81, started ● Malusi Nkwane of “I was sent to the mines by “Many people have died
Senior Reporter working in the Gauteng mines Ngadla village worked in the Teba but when I was re- waiting for this and we trust
in the late 50s, but was re- mines from 1978 to 1995. trenched they were nowhere no one to help us,” said
ORMER Eastern Cape trenched from the President He was retrenched and to assist me to get my money Mtukuncana.

MINING
PENSIONS
F mineworkers say they
have returned from the
mines in their thousands to a
life of economic hardship.
Despite having slaved un-
After years of derground for decades, sac-
rificing their lives for their
hard sweat, families, they have returned
home empty-handed.
there’s nothing Saturday Dispatch met
them in Willowvale, Centane,
and Butterworth.
to show for it Here are their stories:
auctioneers
i Email: property@thompsontrading.co.za
In association with: Kidson
s Real Estate cc
Steyn mines in the Free State
during the 1985 strike.
“I had to pack my bags and
came home with nothing.
“I waited for my money, but
it never came.
“Can you imagine how my
family felt? After more than 20
years in the mines, they ex-
pected something at least,”
Mavuso said.
“There was nothing. I wast-
ed 30 years of my life.”
appraisers realtors brokers
Dunn Street, Arcadia
Tel: 043 722 5051
www.thompsonproperties.co.za
thought that after 17 years of
hard labour, he would be able
to take his package and build
himself a house. But it was
not to be.
“I was given R4 600 and I
don’t know where the rest of
my money is.
“I worked in the Vaal Reefs
mines for the years and I am
saddened why I could not get
anything. I’ve been trying to
claim these monies, but with-
out any luck,” he said.
● Peter Nyambothi, 72,
worked at the Lorraine mine
in Welkom since he was very
young in the 1960s.
He joined through the Teba
agency, which used to recruit
mine labour from the Eastern
Cape.
from the mines I worked at,”
said Patsiyana.
“When I asked them about
my money, I was shocked to
find that my years which I
worked in the mines were
dropped by seven years.
“I could not challenge these
people because I am just a
small-fry and illiterate,” he
said.
● Khathazile Gqola, 91, is
one of many who are still
waiting for their relative’s
money.
His father, Ngandla, worked
in the mines until he left in
the 1950s
“My father returned home
with nothing.
“I took it to myself that I
will fight for our family to get
● Nelson Solange, of Nkx-
ankxashe village outside Wil-
lowvale, worked in the mines
from 1964 to 1997.
He was retrenched together
with thousands of other mine-
workers – but never received
money owing to him, he said.
“My provident fund money
is lost. I have tried to get it but
with no luck,” said Solange.
● Mqapheli Mzinyana
worked for four years at Kloof
gold mine and later worked in
other mines before he was re-
trenched in 1998.
“I started in 1980 and in 1998
I was retrenched. I only got
money for the first mine I
worked in for four years.
“Where’s the rest of my
money?”

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“From 1965 to 1989 I worked
there and I came back home
with R10 in my pocket.
“I had to sell my cattle to
feed my young wife and chil-
dren. I want my provident
fund money. I need help,” said
Nyambothi.
● Peter Qavane, from
his money and here in my
twilight years, I am not giving
up the fight,” said Gqola.
He said his father worked in
the mines in the Free State.
“My father died while in the
mines.”
● Thanduxolo Spoko, of
● Monwabisi Khotso
worked in Carltonville for
many years and took home
R400.
“I only took the blue card
home to claim my other mon-
ey but I got nothing. We want
to get to know how to claim

DEVELOPMENT LAND
Mboya village, said of his re-
turn home from the mines: “It
was an embarrassment to
come back with nothing to

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show your family.
“My parents expected me
to have something, but I had
nothing. I had everything to

130 PLOTS
prove that I worked in these
mines,” he said.
Qavane worked for West-
ern Platinum in Marikana

Date: 12 September 2017 (Tuesday)

and Bleeskop, among others.
“I think I took R14 000 home

Time: 11am
but where is the rest of my
money? Where is the money

Venue: Cradock Golf Club

from the mining companies I
worked for?” he asked.
● Mzwabantu Mbeki, of
PRE AUCTION BIDS Gosani village, said he took
home only R60 after working
(cash or financed) in the mines for close to 10
CONTACT CAMBLE years.
“I was working in the gold
mines in the Vaal Reefs.
“I joined in 1978 and in 1986
I was told to go home.
“The only money I got was
R60 and I don’t know what
happened to the rest of the
money,” he said.
Mbeki said he had made
enquiries but “no one told the
truth”.
You are here
“Still today I don’t know

sold as a lot who can tell me the truth
about my money, or where to
C Full Terms & Conditions available at our offices or claim it from,” said Mbeki.
contact: 043 722 5051 ● Kotana Patsiyana, of
M for Enquiries contact: Camble 082 660 4660 Dumalisile, worked at Vaal
Reefs’ Western Deep since
Y Subject to change without prior notice. Right of Admission Reserved. E&O.E. 1979 and left the company in
December 2010.
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Monwabisi Khotso
Nkxankxashe village, worked
for 15 years in the mines but
only had his service record
documents to prove that he
worked there.
“These are the papers that I
thought would work for me to
get my money but since 1991 I
haven’t got anything.”
● Mquzubela Mtukun-
cana worked in the Rusten-
burg mines and other mines
for 32 years.
He took R8 000 home.
“I believe I could have got
more money than that. We’ve
been victims of people who
said they will fight for us to
get our money from the mines
but we are still waiting.
Mqapheli Nzinyana
these monies and we are sick.
We could die before this. What
will happen to our families?
“We need the president of
the country to intervene,” said
Khotso.
● Zama Ngwalase worked
in the mines for seven years
and expected to get a payout
after being retrenched, but
went home with nothing.
“I was retrenched during a
strike period and I expected to
get something but I came
home empty-handed.
“Many could not survive
this pain of having no money
while having families and chil-
dren to feed,” said Ngwalase.
— bonganif@dispatch.co.za
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Port Alfred 17 22
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Queenstown 18 32
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Sunrise 0610
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Yesterday’s Weather
Max temp: 25.6ºC / Min temp: 15.1ºC
Discomfort Index: 31ºC
Destitute Tragic losses torment
Barometer: 1014.4 hPa (Increasing)
Wind: 10 knots (N)
Rain (at 2pm): Nil
Humidity: 67% / Sea: 18.1ºC
miners’ cannibal victim’s family
Flight Times
SA Airways
Arrivals
widows to
SA1301 Durban ......................... 0705
SA1361 Cape Town................... 0725
SA0459 Johannesburg ............. 0735 fight fund By LULAMILE FENI
Mthatha Bureau Chief

HE brutal killing of a
She is not being named as her
son has not yet appeared in court.
He was eventually shot three
times by the police after he al-
“As she was on her way out of
the yard, he grabbed her, cut off
her head and started eating her
flesh,” the witness said.
SA8480 Port Elizabeth.............. 0745
SA0471 Johannesburg ............. 1130
SA1305 Durban ......................... 1305
SA1371 Cape Town................... 1430 operators T KwaBhaca woman has re-
opened old wounds for
her family, who have yet to fully
legedly charged at them with the
blood-stained knife he used to kill
Thembisa.
Another said: “I never in my life
saw a human being feeding on the
flesh of another human being.
SA0475 Johannesburg ............. 1635 recover from three previous trag- He also allegedly attacked a This was bad. It was as if I was
SA8488 Port Elizabeth.............. 1700 ic deaths. female doctor at the Nelson Man- watching a horror movie.”
SA1309 Durban ......................... 1755 Thembisa Masumpa, 35, of dela Central Hospital in Mthatha Neighbours and tenants at the
SA1375 Cape Town................... 1905 By BONGANI FUZILE Mpungutyana village was be- at the emergency unit minutes 23-year-old’s home said the al-
Departures Senior Reporter headed and her flesh eaten in the after being admitted. leged cannibal dropped out of
SA1302 Durban ......................... 0735 latest incident of alleged canni- Umzimvubu mayor Bulelwa Fort Hare University because of a
SA1362 Cape Town................... 0800 WIVES who have watched their miner balism in the Eastern Cape. Mabengu said: “I believe that drug addiction, and that he was
SA8481 Port Elizabeth.............. 0805 husbands die in penury have vowed to Her alleged killer was caught in drugs and substance abuse was a sent to a rehabilitation centre but
SA0462 Johannesburg ............. 0810 take up the spear and fight against the act and arrested. major contributing factor and absconded.
SA0476 Johannesburg ............. 1205 private sector pension fund managers, Masumpa’s grandmother No- yearn to call upon law authorities He was described as a quiet
SA1306 Durban ......................... 1335 whom they accuse of greedily with- makhalipa Masumpa told jour- to show a more proactive vis- young man, an introvert, but vi-
SA1372 Cape Town................... 1510 holding miners’ pension money. nalists her father had disap- ibility in our area. olent when high.
SA0480 Johannesburg ............. 1710 NoLast Hlakazi’s husband, Ngan- peared and was never found. “The municipality will, howev- “His parents feared that he
SA8489 Port Elizabeth.............. 1720 gaphila, was cast out of President “His mystery [disappearance] er, be having more private con- could harm himself or others.
SA1310 Durban ......................... 1825 Steyn’s No 2 shaft in 1987 after a mine followed the death of my daughter, sultation sessions with the fam- When he is high, he would threat-
SA1376 Cape Town................... 1940 strike that saw many workers end up whose body was found in a river. ilies of the victim and the alleged en his parents. We were expec-
Kulula with no jobs. My daughter was with her child, [killer] to assist them in dealing ting that one day he might injure
Arrivals He died in 2000 with nothing. who was never found. with the ordeal.” himself or others, but we never
MN801 Johannesburg ............. 0815 “He had kept on hoping and hoping “This reopens all that pain – An eyewitness told of how expected him to be feasting on the
MN805 Johannesburg ............. 1725 that his money would be released but that yet another loved one is now Thembisa briefly cried and plead- flesh of another human being,”
Departures nothing happened,” said Hlakazi. killed,” the distraught grand- ed for her life while her attacker one of the witnesses said.
MN802 Johannesburg ............. 0855 Year after year went by and neither mother said. butchered her. Nelson Mandela Central Hospi-
MN806 Johannesburg ............. 1800 Ngangaphile, nor his friends and for- She said while they were still They said the screams will tal medical director Dr Mpumzi
mer mineworker colleagues got a struggling to come to terms with haunt them for a long time. Mdledle said the man was admitted
FlySafair cent. Thembisa’s shocking murder, “She did not say much, but on Saturday with bullet wounds to
Arrivals Hlakazi said: “We are determined to they did not know how they would cried pleading for the man to let his arm, leg and abdomen.
FA248 Johannesburg ............. 0840 fight until we get what was due to our bury her. her go, but he pinned her down “An emergency operation was
FA142 Cape Town................... 1430 husbands. We have taken the baton The mother of the alleged 23- and cut off her head before start- performed to remove a bullet. He
Departures now. year-old cannibal, who called the ing to eat her flesh.” is in now in a critical condition in
FA249 Johannesburg ............. 0905 “I met him in 1980 and we got mar- police after witnessing the grue- Another eyewitness said the 23- the ICU,” he said.
FA143 Cape Town................... 1455 ried. At the time he was already work- some killing, broke down in tears year-old attacked Thembisa after Mdledle said when the patient
Flights and flight times are subject to ing in the mines but in 1987 he was when she spoke about her son. a fight with his mother over her arrived at the hospital he was still
change without notice retrenched.” “I never raised a son like this one. car keys. violent and had attacked a female
Hlakazi is one of many Eastern Cape I never imagined this,” said the “Before the killing, Thembisa doctor.
Shipping women whose mineworker husbands
died still waiting for their pension pay-
heartbroken mother before re-
questing the media to give the
said she was scared and wanted
to go home because [the youth]
“The doctor has been given
time off due to the trauma.” —
Arrival yesterday: Seal Island (10am) outs. family some time. was fighting with his mother. lulamilef@dispatch.co.za
from Durban to T-berth During the Dispatch’s month-long
In port last night: Seal Island at investigation, we met with a number of
T-berth; SA Agulhus at F-berth; Isa- women.
ndlwana at I-berth They live in abject poverty.
Sailed yesterday: Girolando Express NO ANSWERS: Distraught Nogengile Mtshikwana, whose husband Balana died in
Many of these rural Eastern Cape
(8pm) from L-berth to High Seas June this year while waiting for his pension money Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA
women have been unemployed all their
Due today: Nil lives and depended entirely on their
husbands migrant wages. got so little money that they could not
Moon Phases Their husbands left home for send their children to school.
September 13 Last Quarter months, only coming back during min- “My husband, like many other men
September 20 New Moon ing recesses. has been a victim of bogus agencies
September 28 First Quarter These men worked in the mines who said they will work with us to
October 5 Full Moon across the country, though mainly in claim the money from the mines.
September Tides Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga and “He died crying, asking what he has
High Low High Low North West. done wrong that he could not get his
Tues 12 0722 0112 1954 1317 Each month, they would send money MINING money,” said Spokolo.
Wed 13 0825 0207 2116 1421 home to their wives and for their chil- PENSIONS Spokolo said many widows whose
dren to go to school. husbands died in the mines had been
Thurs 14 1016 0334 2314 1641
Almost every small town in the for- Bakana worked in the mines for left in the dark.
Fri 15 1220 0548 –––– 1844
mer Transkei had thousands of these more than 30 years. “Some women, many of us here in
Sat 16 0047 0710 1329 1945 miners, who played a vital role in the He died while he was still waiting for the Eastern Cape, have given up.”
Sun 17 0147 0759 1416 2028 economy of the poor region. his pension payout. ● Mpumi Sithole of Amplants, a divi-
Mon 19 0310 0913 1528 2138 But the reality today is that some of “When he came back home empty- sion of AngloAmerican, said they were
The Daily Dispatch is wholly owned by: those men died in the mines, while handed I was distraught. I couldn’t do trying to assist many former mine-
some succumbed because of illnesses anything. workers.
they caught while working under- “We had no one to contact and he “We host roadshows in Elliotdale,
ground. died this year waiting for his pension Libode, Nqeleni, Mqanduli, Queen-
One thing the miners shared was money,” said Mtshikwana. stown and Mthatha.
Editorial telephone: 043 702 2000 that they all left their wives and chil- “Our daughter had to leave for Cape “Our outreach efforts are also sup-
Editorial Fax: 043 748 1723 dren in a destitute state, abandoned by Town to look for work at a young age to ported by our partnership with Teba in
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Hell for teen who raised rape alarm
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queries can be sent to us at: e-mail: feedback@dis- By TEMBILE SGQOLANA The girl’s teacher, who is not being police to provide all the necessary
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SOCIAL development MEC Nancy Si- victim, told the Daily Dispatch the girl The Dispatch visited the teen in
hlwayi has made available resources to reported she was not feeling well. hospital, where she said she never
support a teenage girl who raised the The girl then admitted she had come wanted to go back home again.
We subscribe to the South African Press Code alarm about a rape in progress – only under severe pressure from relatives “I would rather leave school and go
that prescribes news that is truthful, accurate, to be later victimised by the family of of the slain alleged rapist, to the point to another place,” she said with tears
fair and balanced. If we don’t live up to the the alleged rapists. of being told to go and bury him. rolling down her cheeks.
code please contact the Press Ombudsman. The girl had called the victim’s mo- She had drunk toxic fluids in a bid to “I’ve had enough of the insults and
Telephone: (011) 484-3612 Fax: (011) 484-3618 ther and told her about the alleged end her life. name-calling. I did not know that help-
E-mail: pressombudsman@ombudsman.org.za rape in progress. “The mother allegedly had to resort ing someone would make me a victim,
COPYRIGHT: The copyright in all material in this The mother is now charged with to such a gruesome act in order to but I don’t regret helping that woman,”
newspaper and its supplements - particularly stabbing one of the three alleged rapists protect her child against the alleged said the teen.
material which is identified by the symbol ©, or to death and injuring two others. rape monsters,” Sihlwayi said. “This has shocked [the girl], and
which is attributed to others - is exbpressly The girl who raised the alarm tried “We have deployed our resources to living with the blame is traumatising,”
reserved. The Editor will, however, consider to kill herself on Thursday, saying she provide psycho-social support to en- said the teacher.
reasonable requests for the use by others of was being victimised in her commu- sure that the girl who raised the alarm She added they needed the gov-
news reports but it will be a condition of such nity. is not hounded because of her good ernment’s intervention before more
use that the source and the author of the report The teen is under the care of a social deed,” she said. violence broke out. — thembiles@dis-
are clearly attributed. worker in a hospital. Sihlwayi said she had implored the patch.co.za

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4 000 EC ex-miners
finally strike gold
Dispatch locates
beneficiaries of
unclaimed benefits
By BONGANI FUZILE
Senior Reporter
OUR thousand Eastern
F Cape ex-miners or their
families today stand a
chance to claim their share of R40-
billion worth of benefits that was
left unclaimed for decades.
All 4 000 names are published in
this edition on pages 13 to 21.
This could provide a significant
financial boost to their struggling
families and the province.
Thousands of ex-miners recruited
through TEBA many years ago, have
struggled to access their retirement
funds because of bureaucracy and
hurdles within the system.
TEBA claims it has struggled for
years to locate most of the ben-
eficiaries – but it took the Saturday
Dispatch only three days of trav-
elling around the province to con-
tact at least 15 ex-miners or their
families.
Most of the beneficiaries and
their families contacted by the pa-
per were not aware they had money
and could access the funds from the
multinational mining companies
they have worked for over the
years.
A large number of mineworkers
from South Africa, Lesotho, Swa-
ziland, Mozambique and Malawi
died after contracting disease in
the mines.
Some of the ex-mine workers who
spoke with the Dispatch, accused
TEBA of complicating the system,
making it difficult for them to claim
monies owed to them.
But TEBA said they were doing
their best to trace those owed mon-
ey by the mining companies.
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TEBA said they have already
paid R300-million on different pro-
jects in rural “labour sending” com-
munities ranging from pension and
provident fund monies to occupa-
tional lung disease benefits.
An amount of R240-million was
paid to individual beneficiaries un-
der the Medical Bureau for Oc-
cupational Diseases (MBOD) and
R60-million through mineworkers’
provident funds, such as the Mines
1970 Preservation Fund, Anglo
Group Provident Fund, MPF
Sibanye and others (see sidebar).
From Willowvale, Matatiele,
Mount Fetcher, Komani to Ade-
laide, scores of ex-miners are sit-
ting destitute at home with no mon-
ey to support their families.
One is 89-year-old Gilapho Mavu-
so of Willowvale who has struggled
for years to access his money
through TEBA.
“For the many years that I
worked in the mines, I am still
holding on to the hope that my
money will be paid out one day. I am
hoping this will happen while I am
still alive so my children can be able
to bury me with dignity.”
TEBA’s Eastern Cape manager
Samuel Moeletsi said the company
and its industry partners were
making significant strides towards
resolving the issue of unclaimed
benefits.
“In recent times, we have been at
the forefront of projects which have
released more than R300-million
into rural ‘labour sending’ com-
munities.
“In addition to this, TEBA con-
tinues to support the payment of
individuals who were injured on
duty,” said Moeletsi.
The Dispatch has also discovered
that some of the 4 000 ex-mine-
workers listed to get money from
TEBA, have died while others are
living in abject poverty.
This week, the Dispatch team
spent three days travelling more
than 2 000km from Matatiele to
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Adelaide, King William’s Town and
other surrounding towns searching
for miners on the list.
TEBA said it was using other media
platforms to trace the miners but none
of those who spoke to Dispatch, were
aware of this as they did not have
access to radio or television.
“We are doing roadshows with a
view to meet beneficiaries without
radios face-to-face so we can clarify
claim requirements and related stuff,”
said Moeletsi.
Another beneficiary, 73-year-old
Lungile Qhanqa of Mcewula village in
Whittlesea, is one of the 4 000 of an
estimated 180 000 ex-miners who are LONG WAIT: Lungile
still to claim their monies. Qhanqa of Whittlesea
When Qhanqa met with the Dis- sports a big smile after
patch team at his modest rural home, receiving news that he
he could not hide his joy. is entitled to money
“This is great news brought by from TEBA
strangers into my house. I was ready Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA
to die but I am asking for more years
to enjoy the money from TEBA,” he
jokingly said as he was welcoming the
Dispatch team into his house.
Qhanqa left the mines in the ’90s and
accepted what was given to him as his
retirement package.
“I always had that hope that there’s
money that will come to me but after
almost 30 years with no word from
TEBA, I gave up,” he said.
Moeletsi said the challenge they
were facing was the illegal tracing
agencies, who were taking money
from the poor ex-miners. — bon-
ganif@dispatch.co.za
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