• 1983: Joined num
• 1984: Became a shaft steward
• 1985: Elected branch executive committee in president steyn mine
• 1987: Elected as branch chairperson
• 1988: Elected as vice regional secretary
• 1992: Elected as vice regional chairperson
• 1993: Elected as regional chairperson
• 1994: Elected as vice president of the union
• 1997: Re-elected to the same position
• 2000: Elected president of NUM
• 2003: Re-elected president of NUM.
• 2006:Re-elected president of NUM
• 2009: Re-elected president of NUM and currently running the office.

 •1990  Shaft Steward for Admin Department
•1992   Branch Health and Safety Secretary
•1993   Fulltime Shop Steward ( Delmas Coal Mine )
•1994  Highveld Deputy Regional Chairperson – Education and Training Structure
•1996  Highveld Regional Chairperson for Education and Training Structure
•1999  Appointed in Terms of Medical Aid Schemes Act of RSA as the First Principal Officer of Eyethumed Medical Aid
•2000  Elected NUM Highveld Regional Chairperson, became member of NUM NEC and COSATU Mpumalanga Provincial Executive Committee
•2002  Re-elected as NUM Highveld Regional Chairperson
•2003-2006 Mayor of Delmas Municipality
•2005  Re-elected as the NUM Highveld Regional Chairperson
•2006  Elected as Councillor for Nkangala District Municipality
•2008  Re-elected as the NUM Highveld Regional Chairperson
•2009 May Elected as the Deputy President of the National Union of Mineworkers

Directorship/ Trusteeship

•Mineworkers Development Agency
•Eyethumed Medical Aid Scheme
•Community Growth Fund
•Mineworkers Development Trust
•2009 December- President for Africa and Middle East region – Building and Wood Workers International Workers Union.

• 1982: Joined the NUM
• 1983: Elected as a shop steward at No.2 Shaft Western Holdings Mine
• 1983: Elected as a shaft committee secretary
• 1984: Branch Committee member of Western Holdings
• 1985: Served as Regional Health and Safety Sub-Committee Secretary in Free State Region
• 1988: Western Holdings Branch Chairperson
• 1988: Dismissed for an alleged incitement of workers to participate in a COSATU strike protest against the amendments of the LRA
• 1988: Joined the union operational arm in September
• 2006: Elected General Secretary of NUM at its 12th National Congress
• 2009: Re-elected General Secretary of NUM and currently running the office.

• 1987: Joined NUM and elected shop steward
• 1988: Broke new ground of membership for NUM in ESKOM Park Witbank
• 1992: Moved to Johannesburg (SOWETO) when ESKOM took over in electricity distribution and continued to recruit into NUM
• 1993: SOWETO Branch Committee was established and was elected branch secretary
• 1993: SOWETO Branch Committee was established and was elected branch secretary
• 1994:Elected the first Full Time Shop Steward after the pilot
• 1995: Elected the Deputy Regional Secretary for the PWV region in the special regional conference
• 1996: Elected the Regional Secretary for the PWV region
• 1999: Re-elected the Regional Secretary for the PWV region
• 2002: Re-elected the Regional Secretary for the PWV region
• 2005: Re-elected the Regional Secretary for the PWV region
• 2006: Elected the Deputy General Secretary of NUM.
• 2009: Re-elected Deputy General Secretary and currently running the office

• 1992 : Joined NUM when Eskom took over Becor
• 1992 : Elected Deport Committee Chairperson
• 1995 : Elected Branch Chairperson
• 1999 : Elected Eskom Full Time Shopsteward
• 1999 : Elected Matlosana Regional Treasurer
• 2002 : Elected Regional Chaiperson at Matlosana
• 2005 : Re-elected Regional Chairperson at Matlosana
• 2008 : Re-elected Regional Chairperson at Matlosana
• 2009 : Elected National Treasurer of NUM and currently running the office