While Ex miners have endured the brand of working hard in the South African Mines and some of them dying from Tuberculosis and Silicosis most of them still have hope to get their compensation from the Mines. One of the Ex-Miners, Mr. Mpota Ntshihlele from Ha Molapo in Botha-Bothe has told the Agency that he worked in three different mines in South until 2007 when he retired due to illnesses.

He said the last mine he worked for is Harmony Gold Mine. He said working in the mines has had an adverse effect on his health since his retirement he has been battling with Arthritis which he believes is a result of working underground . He said in 2007 when he started getting sick he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis which was treated and cured but his health is deteriorating.

On the one hand, Sankatana Occupational Nurse, Mrs ‘Makarabo Khoeli who has been involved in the process of screening current and ex- miners for TB has shown that Lesotho is one of the countries where TB numbers  are escalating. According to the Minister of Health Selibe Mochoboroane during his visit to Botha-Bothe, the district has recorded 620 people per 1000 to have been diagnosed with TB. He said this is an alarming record for the district and investigations as to why so many people are found to have TB need to be done.