Social Security Benefits Registration For Ex-miners Closes On Friday

The Gauteng Department of Health, in partnership with the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases MBOD, is extending the benefits registration period for ex-mine workers in the West Rand District until Friday.

The extension period comes after the department saw a high number of ex-mine workers who missed the initial two weeks of registration.

This initiative aims to identify and support former miners who may be eligible for social security benefits due to work-related illnesses or unclaimed provident and pension funds.

The departments provincial spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says, Registration will be available during weekdays from 08h00 to 15h00 at various venues. We just need to indicate to the public that two of the original venues has now changed, M ohlakeng EMS Hall has now replaced R amosa Hall, C arletonville Hospital has replaced C arletonville Civic Centre , while K hutsong Extension 4 multi-purpose civic c entre , M olatlhegi Hall in K okosi and Chief M ogale Hall in K agiso . We also want to remind the ex- miners workers that when they come through they need to make sure that they bring in their relevant documentation.