Regional office bearers elections completed

With regional and local office bearers now completed, all that remains is the election of the national office bearers at the Numsa National Congress in October 2008.

Caucuses delay start of Wits Central West regional congress
Liesbet Mohutsiwa

April 5 2008 was the day which was awaited with red eyes by all shop stewards. All the ways were to Saratoga at Braamfontein.

The congress was supposed to start at 9am but it only started about 11.30am because of different caucuses from different locals.Revolutionary songs were few, people seemed tired.

Four locals were already inside but Johannesburg Central and Johannesburg were still warming up with songs outside the hall.All 260 delegates were present dressed in red t-shirts, red caps and black bags with their congress packs inside.There were a few spoilt papers but the results of the elections were as follows:

Chairperson: M Ponya – 149 votes; J Mthimunye – 107 votes

Vice chair: M Tshambuluka – 134 votes; Mukaba – 123 votes

Secretary: Sizwe Dlamini – 142 votes; D Mdlalose – 111 votes

Treasurer: R Mhize – 146 votes; R Mhlongo – 109 votes

CC Delegate: J Makhubela – 147 votes; Mamabolo – 110 votes

Regional Office Bearers (ROBs)

Eastern Cape

Chairperson: Phumzile Nodongwe
Vice chairperson: Xolani Samana
Treasurer: Mphumzi Maqungo
Regional secretary: Irvin Jim
Central committee delegate Goodman Wayile
Regional Finance Committee: Eunice Molato, Simon Selokoma, Vusumzi Ketelo

KwaZulu Natal

Chairperson: Basil Cele
Vice chairperson: Reuben Gcabashe
Treasurer: Lawrence Mlangeni
Regional secretary: Mbuso Ngubane
Regional Finance Committee:Asiato Khatona, Smangele Biyela, Norma Cebekhulu

Ekurhuleni

Chairperson: Joshua Manana
Vice chairperson: Stanford Ndobo
Treasurer: Gabriel Kheswa
Regional secretary: George Choshane
Regional Finance Committee:Caroline Masonganye, Richard Nzima, Vivian Xuza

Northern Cape

Regional Chairperson: Daniel Lekama Motloung
Vice Chairperson: Petrus Litabe
Regional Treasurer: Evodia Kedibone Lenyatsa
Regional Secretary: Elias Mashiloane
Regional Finance Committee: Thabiso Mthethwa Piet Jwaxa Xolile Elliot Khwelemthini

Hlanganani

Chairperson: Phil Bokaba
Vice chairperson: Andrew Ntese Chirwa
Treasurer: Darius Molefe
Regional secretary: Menchi Motsepe
Regional Finance Committee:Bethuel Mokgwathi, Bernard Mtyotywa, Godfrey Malope

Sedibeng

Regional chairperson Engineer Kgaphola
Deputy regional chairperson Johannes Kwago
Regional treasurer Mohale Maake
Regional secretary Lucky Skhosana
Central committee delegate Johannes Motla
Regional finance committee members: Velaphi Mamba, City Nqaba

Mpumalanga

Western Cape

MpumalangaChairperson: Abram Hlakudi Vice chairperson: Xolani JabuzaTreasurer: Jabu HlabangwaneRegional secretary: Eric "Mabeans" LindaRegional Finance Committee:Saddam Radebe, Jomo Segaga, Vusi Mnguni

Regional secretary: Fred PetersenChairperson: Thabang TsiboliVice chairperson: Denise PapierTreasurer: Vuyo LufeleRegional Finance Committee: Tobias Madwayi, Nikelo Zotwa, Sharon Linnert Central Committee Member: Pedro Maritz

Wits Central West

Regional secretary: Motsamai PonyaVice chair: M Tshambuluka Secretary: Sizwe Dlamini Treasurer: Rosa Mhize CC Delegate: J Makhubela

Dealing with contested elections
In many regions, there have been contestations over positions. Numsa News spoke to Motsamai Phonya, Wits Central West's re-elected chairperson to find out what his region is doing to rebuild the region after the elections.

In your region, there were representatives from two different slates standing for election. How are you dealing with this going forward?
We called an urgent extended Regional Executive Committee from April 16 to 18. We invited the old regional office bearers as well as the new ones and including the staff of the region. We wanted to try and come to a common understanding moving forward as the region.

Why is this?
There were different ideologies attached to the different representatives standing. We wanted everybody to be open with each other. After this we would hopefully come with a way forward.

What is the biggest priority?
The first priority is to bring back service to our members. If we can come up with a plan to do this, then this will address the other problems.

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Who is the biggest local of them all? How does your Local rate in the size game?
Port Elizabeth local easily outstrips all the locals. In fact it is almost three times the size of the whole Northern Cape region!

MEMS

Motor

Totals

Port Elizabeth

14287

4269

18556

Tshwane

8188

3923

12111

Bellville

7781

3160

10941

Uitenhage

9075

1627

10702

Rosslyn

8688

868

9556

Jhb central

7221

2325

9546

Thekweni

3988

4937

8925

Witbank

7713

632

8345

Wadeville

7777

471

8248

Cape town

3979

3263

7242

Fuzile Khesa (Germiston)

5670

977

6647

Jhb North

4179

2177

6356

Alrode

5029

1114

6143

East London

4451

1308

5759

Kempton Park

4841

779

5620

Madibeng

4171

1384

5555

Vanderbijlpark

5345

165

5510

Isipingo

5326

161

5487

Benoni

3943

1316

5259

Westrand

3686

1513

5199

Pinetown

2908

2197

5105

Vereeniging

4432

609

5041

Tembisa

3535

1278

4813

Jhb south

3817

879

4696

Atlantis

4062

432

4494

Pietermaritzburg

3274

1085

4359

Dan Kubheka Springs

3257

462

3719

Rustenburg

2834

621

3455

Great North

1507

1781

3288

Welkom

1628

1267

2895

Bloemfontein

1669

1168

2837

Nelspruit

1774

954

2728

Middelburg

2322

404

2726

Empangeni

2229

440

2669

Secunda

2283

377

2660

Boland

1425

1073

2498

Nigel (Molefe)

1854

245

2099

Ladysmith

1810

258

2068

Babelegi

1647

260

1907

George

1139

761

1900

Isithebe

1258

184

1442

Umtata (Butterworth)

1143

151

1294

South Coast

416

876

1292

Klerksdorp

805

469

1274

Kingwilliamstown

815

427

1242

Newcastle

779

436

1215

Queenstown

681

423

1104

Kimberley

443

574

1017

 

 

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Membership – Who will win the race?

The race is on to see who will have the most members and so who will be allowed to take the biggest number of delegates to the Numsa National Congress in October this year. Just a year ago it was Hlanganani that was in the lead. But now Eastern Cape and Wits Central West have overtaken them and Hlanganani has fallen back to third place. But just like the July Handicap, anything can happen on the last leg. There is not much difference between the first three front-runners. But could an outsider come in and take up poll position?

Numsa membership March 31 2008

MEMS

motor

Totals End March 2008

Totals April 2007

% increase in membership

Eastern Cape

30452

8205

38657

30947

24.9

Wits Central West

27279

8951

36230

31426

15.3

Hlanganani

27035

8837

35872

31861

12.6

KwaZulu Natal

22330

10574

32904

29318

12.2

Ekurhuleni

27530

4585

32115

28719

11.8

Western Cape

18385

8689

27074

22473

20.5

Mpumalanga

14092

2367

16459

12030

36.8

Sedibeng

10582

1243

11825

10326

14.5

Northern Cape

3739

3009

6748

4867

38.6

181424

56460

237884

201967 

MEMS = membership system run by Numsa (excludes motor members who work in party shops)Motor = membership system that just covers motor members who work in party shops.

Source

Numsa News