NUM Leadership

    senzeni zokwana Senzeni Zokwana - President
    • 1983: Joined Num
    • 1984: Became 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
    • 1997: Re-elected to the same position
    • 2000: Elected president of NUM
    • 2003: Re-elected president of NUM
    • 2006: Re-elected pesident of NUM
    • 2009: Re-elected president of NUM
    • 2012: Re-elected president of NUM and currently running the office
    piet matosa Piet Matosa - Deputy President
    • 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 Chairpeson
    • 2003-2006: Mayor of Delmas Municipality
    • 2005: Re-elected as the NUMHighveld 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
    • 2012: Re-elected Deputy President of NUM and currently running the office
    frans baleni Frans Baleni - General Secretary
    • 1982: Joined Num
    • 1983: Elected as a shop steward at No.2 Shatt 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 ofNUM at its 12th National Congress
    • 2009: Re-elected General Secretary of NUM and currently running the office
    • 2012: Re-elected General Secretary of the NUM and currently running the office.
    tshimane montoedi Tshimane Montoedi - Deputy General Secretary
    • 1988: Joined NUM
    • 1989: Elected Shaftsteward
    • 1990: Elected Branch Secretary
    • 1992: Retrenched
    • 1993: Reemployed and elected full time Shaftsteward
    • 1997-2012: Elected NUM Kimberly Regional Secretary
    • 2012: Elected NUM Deputy General Secretary and currently running the office
    david macatha David Macatha - Treasurer General
    • 1992: Joined NUM when Eskom took over Becor
    • 1992: Elected Deport Committee Chairperson
    • 1995: Elected Branch Chairperson
    • 1999: Elected Eskom Full Time Shop Steward
    • 1999: Elected Motlosana Regional Treasurer
    • 2002: Elected Regional Chairperson 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
    • 2012-Uncontested and currently running the office
    Peter Bailey Peter Bailey - Health and Safety National Chairperson
    • 1992: Joined NUM, elected same year as shop steward and Health and Safety Chairperson
    • 1993: Elected Health and Safety full time
    • 1994: Elected Health and Safety Regional Chairperson
    • 2000: Elected National Chairperson Health and Safety
    • 2003: Re-elected National Chairperson Health and Safety
    • 2006: Re-elected National Chairperson Health and Safety
    • 2008-2010: Elected Provincial Chairperson of Cosatu in Northern Cape
    • 2009: Re-elected National Chairperson Health and Safety
    • 2012: Re-elected National Chairperson Health and Safety and currently running the office.
    Ecliff Tantsi

    Eric Gcilitshana- National Secretary for Health and Safety

    • 1985: Seconded to NUM and employee of Lonmin since 1985
    • 1986: Joined the NUM and became the active member
    • 1987: Branch Health and Safety Secretary
    • 1994: Regional Secretary for Health and Safety Rustenburg
    • 1995: Councillor in Marikana Transitional Local Council until 2000
    • 1997: Elected National Secretary for Health and Safety to date
    • 2012: Uncontested and currently running the office

    • A member of the Mine Health and Safety Council
    • A member of the Advisory Committee on Occupational Health and Safety under Department of Labour
    • A board member of the Vaal Reefs Disaster Trust Fund
    • An alternate member of the Rand Mutual Assurance

     

    Ecliff Tantsi

    Ecliff Tantsi: National Secretary for Education

    • 1992 : Joined NUM AT Impala North
    • 1993 : NUM Branch Educator Impala North
    • 1993-1996 : Shaftsteward
    • 1996-1999 : Services Branch Secretary
    • 1999 -2000 : NUM Regional Education Secretary, Rustenburg
    • 2000-2003 : NUM Regional Education Secretary, Rustenburg
    • 2003-2006 : NUM Regional Education Chairperson, Rustenburg
    • 2006-2009 :NUM National Education and Training Secretary
    • 2009-2012 : NUM National Education Secretary

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    Helen Diatile: National Chairperson for Education

    • 1996: Joined NUM
    • 1996: Elected as a shop steward for Eskom, Soweto Diepkloof
    • 1997: Branch Educator for Eskom at Soweto
    • 1997: Same year co-opted as Regional Secretary for Education PWV region
    • 1998: Elected as Regional Secretary for Education PWV region.
    • 1999: Co-opted Regional Chair for Education PWV region
    • 2000: Elected as Regional Chair for Education PWV region
    • 2003: Co-opted as the Regional Treasurer PWV region
    • 2005: Elected Regional Treasurer PWV region
    • 2006: Elected National Chair for Education
    • 2009: Re-elected National Chair for Education
    • 2012: Re-elected National Chair for Education and currently running the office