(1)Whether, with reference to the R5 billion class-action lawsuit in which the Tshiamiso Trust was ordered to pay compensation to mine workers after they contracted tuberculosis and silicosis at five mines (details furnished), and since the merger of the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases (MBOD) and Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD), the CCOD has taken over the processing of the claims; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the current backlog in the processing of the specified claims and (b) by what date will the backlog be eradicated;
(2) whether the CCOD has had any engagement with the Tshiamiso Trust; if not, why not; if so, (a) how often have they engaged and (b) what was the (i) date and (ii) nature of each engagement?