SACTWU CONGRESS ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP

The 11th National Congress of the Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union(SACTWU) has elected the union’s new national leadership. They will hold office for the next three years, until the next National Congress.

Voting was completed on Friday evening, and the results were announced on Saturday afternoon, 25 September 2010. The positions of President, 1st Deputy President, 2nd Deputy President, National Treasurer, General Secretary and 1st National Organising Secretary were uncontested. The positions of Deputy General Secretary and 2nd National Organising Secretary were contested. The newly elected and re-elected National Office Bearers and National Secretariat members are as follows:

2010 Elected National Office Bearers

President:  Themba Khumalo                       1st Deputy President: Cornelius Kodisang                  2nd Deputy President: Beauty Zibula

                                                                                National Treasurer: Freda Oosthuysen
                                  

2010 Elected Sactwu Secretariat

General Secretary: Andre Kriel                                                           Deputy General Secretary: Wayne van der Rheede

1st National Organising Secretary: Chris Gina                                2nd National Organising Secretary: Bonita Loubser