TOMORROW Friday July 05, 2013, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), joined by the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, will be holding a provincial Day of Action, to demand land redistribution and agrarian transformation in South Africa under the slogan “Mawubuye Umhlaba”.

Approximately 3 000 members of Numsa and Fawu will be wearing headbands inscribed with the campaign slogan: Lefatshe (Land in SeSotho)….Ons soek ‘it (We want it in Afrikaans)! Mawubuye (Let it return in Nguni languages). The provincial picket will be addressed by the leadership of the ANC-led Alliance, namely ANC, SACP, and COSATU.

The Memorandum of Demands directed to the Ministry of Rural Development Affairs will be handed-over by Numsa President CEDRIC GINA.

The details are as follows;

DATE: Friday July 05, 2013
TIME: 09h30am
VENUE: Land Claims Commission, uMhlaba House, 139 Langalibalele Street (formerly Long Market), Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

Members of the media are hereby invited to attend and report.

Contact:

Mbuso Ngubane
Regional Secretary
Mobile: 0795023242
Email: mbuson@numsa.org.za