By Lydia Bomani
Deputy Minister of Labour, Vera Kamtukule, says Government is committed to achieve a common end of making sure that every ex miner from Malawi get their benefits by working with the Provident Fund of South Africa towards achieving that goal.
Kamtukule made the remarks in Lilongwe on Thursday during a press briefing under Government Faces the Press.She said her ministry is following the laws to have the ex miners access their benefits. Meanwhile, the process of giving funds to the beneficiaries has started.Malawians flocked to South Africa between 1940 to 1950 and worked in the mines under a bilateral agreement with the South African and Malawi government.
Kamtukule said the Tonse led administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the South African Government which gave a go ahead for the beneficiaries to start receiving the funds.”Currently, 15 people out of the 87 verified beneficiaries have received their money directly through their bank accounts,” she said.
Provident Fund confirmed 500 ex miners as beneficiaries. Minister of Information who is also Government Spokesperson, Gospel Kazako, has commended Government for putting much effort and a break through in the history of Malawi to have ex miners receive start recieving their benefits.Reported by Lydia Bomani
