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Mine workers in South Africa have the highest incidence of tuberculosis among all working populations in the world.

According to the World Bank, around half a million mineworkers in South Africa and about two million ex-mineworkers spread across Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland are at a high risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) within a sector which has a net asset value of 1.8 trillion US dollars, with mineral exports accounting for nearly 9 per cent of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP).

“The reason mineworkers in Southern Africa are particularly vulnerable to TB is their exposure to multiple risk factors as a result of their jobs, their living conditions, and their migrant lifestyles,” said the World Bank in a statement.

Written by Farhaanah Mahomed/ Read more at CNBC Africa