Regulators are increasingly scrutinizing HIV and TB responses in South Africa’s mining sector, which could lead to the industry being hit where it hurts - the bottom line...Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu announced that mining companies, whose HIV, TB and workplace safety policies are being audited by her department, will have to submit their policies as a prerequisite for renewing their mining licenses...[Mark Heywood, who...heads the human rights organization, Section 27, encouraged miners to report dismissals [of workers diagnosed with TB] "In South Africa it is illegal for anyone with HIV or TB to be dismissed or chased away from employment," [he said]. "We encourage any mineworker who has been dismissed because of TB or HIV to report it - to overcome TB we have to protect human rights." [refers to Gold Fields]