South Africa’s Mine Workers Provident Fund has paid approximately two million dollars to 204 beneficiaries located in Mozambique’s Maputo and Inhambane provinces, as part of an ongoing campaign to trace individuals with outstanding benefit entitlements.
According to a communiqué from the Ministry of Labour, Gender and Social Action, the payments were made between 27 July and 1 August, totalling 1.9 million dollars.
In Maputo province, 96 beneficiaries were identified and received a combined 1.08 million dollars. In Inhambane, the campaign located 108 beneficiaries, who were paid 14.8 million rand, equivalent to approximately 896,000 dollars.
The Ministry said the results achieved across the two provinces represent 20% completion of the campaign. Despite the payments already disbursed, 1,117 beneficiaries of the South African fund have yet to be located.
The campaign continues from Monday (3 August) in Gaza province, where teams expect to reach more than 923 beneficiaries. Operations are scheduled to take place in the districts of Chibuto, Xai-Xai, Limpopo, Bilene, and Chókwè, with the objective of locating eligible individuals and ensuring payment of their outstanding entitlements.
The Mine Workers Provident Fund of South Africa is a pension and social security mechanism designed for workers in the mining sector and their dependants.
The operation forms part of a broader campaign launched by the Mozambican government in late July, which aims to locate 2,271 former South African mine workers and their dependants across Maputo, Gaza, and Inhambane provinces. The programme provides for total disbursements of 18.4 million dollars.
Source: Diário Económico
Original article: https://www.diarioeconomico.co.mz/2026/08/03/oilgas/extractivas/fundo-mineiro-sul-africano-paga-cerca-de-2-m-a-beneficiarios-em-mocambique/
