National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union

NEHAWU
National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Johannesburg, Gauteng
Location	South Africa;
Members	289465
Key people	Nyameka Macanda (President) ; Zola Saphetha (General Secretary)
Affiliations	COSATU, WFTU, TUI-PAE
Website	www.nehawu.org.za

Trade union in South Africa

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) is a trade union in South Africa. With a membership of 276,000 it is the largest public sector union in the country. It organizes State, Health, Education and Welfare workers.

History

The union was founded in 1987, when the Health and Allied Workers' Union merged with the General and Allied Workers' Union and the South African Allied Workers' Union.^[2]

The NEHAWU is affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and Public Services International and the Trade Union International Public Service and Allied employees.^[3]

National Office Bearers

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 1987
Position	Name	Surname
President	Bheki	Mkhize
Deputy President	Ntsiki	Matakane
National Treasurer	Gladys	Mlangeni
General Secretary	Yure	Mdyogolo
Organizing Secretary	Monde	Mditshwa

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 1989
Position	Name	Surname
President	Bheki	Mkhize
1st Deputy President	Mike	Basopu
2nd Deputy President	Bheki	Phakathi
National Treasurer	Gladys	Mlangeni
General Secretary	Sisa	Njikelana

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 1992
Position	Name	Surname
President	Bheki	Phakathi
1st Deputy President	Vusi	Nhlapo
2nd Deputy President	Caswell	Lehana
National Treasurer	Joyce	Mabhudafasi
General Secretary	Philip	Dexter
Deputy General Secretary	Neal	Thobejane

NEHAWU Central Executive Committee Elected Leaders: 1993
Position	Name	Surname
President	Vusi	Nhlapo
1st Deputy President	Lulamile	Sotaka
2nd Deputy President	Caswell	Lehana
National Treasurer	Joyce	Mabhudafasi
General Secretary	Philip	Dexter
Deputy General Secretary	Neal	Thobejane

NEHAWU Central Executive Committee Elected Leaders:1994
Position	Name	Surname
President	Vusi	Nhlapho
1st Deputy President	Lulamile	Sotaka
2nd Deputy President	Caswell	Lehana
National Treasurer	Jerry	Sithole
General Secretary	Neal	Thobejane
Deputy General Secretary	Fikile	Majola

NEHAWU Na onal Congress Elected Leaders: 1995
Position	Name	Surname
President	Vusi	Nhlapho
1st Deputy President	Lulamile	Sotaka
2nd Deputy President	Caswell	Lehana
National Treasurer	Jerry	Sithole
General Secretary	Neal	Thobejane
Deputy General Secretary	Fikile	Majola

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 1998
Position	Name	Surname
President	Vusi	Nhlapho
1st Deputy President	Lulamile	Sotaka
2nd Deputy President	Noluthando	Mayende-Sibiya
National Treasurer	Lindelwa	Dunjwa
General Secretary	Fikile	Majola
Deputy General Secretary	David	Makhura

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2001
Position	Name	Surname
President	Vusi	Nhlapo
1st Deputy President	Lulamile	Sotaka
2nd Deputy President	Noluthando	Mayende-Sibiya
National Treasurer	Lindelwa	Dunjwa
General Secretary	Fikile	Majola
Deputy General Secretary	David	Makhura

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2004
Position	Name	Surname
President	Noluthando	Mayende-Sibiya
1st Deputy President	Lulamile	Sotaka
2nd Deputy President	Mzwandile	Makwayiba
National Treasurer	Prabir	Badal
General Secretary	Fikile	Majola
Deputy General Secretary	Kgaugelo	Ramodise

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2007
Position	Name	Surname
President	Noluthando	Mayende-Sibiya
1st Deputy President	Lulamile	Sotaka
2nd Deputy President	Mzwandile	Makwayiba
National Treasurer	Prabir	Badal
General Secretary	Fikile	Majola
Deputy General Secretary	Cyril	Langbooi

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2010
Position	Name	Surname
President	Mzwandile	Makwayiba
1st Deputy President	Joe	Mpisi
2nd Deputy President	Thozama	Mantashe
National Treasurer	Prabir	Badal
General Secretary	Fikile	Majola
Deputy General Secretary	Suraya	Jawoodeen

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2013
Position	Name	Surname
President	Mzwandile	Makwayiba
1st Deputy President	Joe	Mpisi
2nd Deputy President	Thozama	Mantashe
National Treasurer	Pulane	Mogotsi
General Secretary	Fikile	Majola
Deputy General Secretary	Bereng	Soke

NEHAWU Special National Congress Elected Leaders: 2014
Position	Name	Surname
President Mzwandile	Michael	Makwayiba
1st Deputy President	Michael	Shingange
2nd Deputy President	Nyameka	Macanda
National Treasurer	Kgomotso	Makhupola
General Secretary	Bereng	Soke
Deputy General Secretary	Zola Knowledge	Saphetha

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2017
Position	Name	Surname
President	Mzwandile Michael	Makwayiba
1st Deputy President	Michael	Shingange
2nd Deputy President	Nyameka	Macanda
National Treasurer	Kgomotso Hilda	Makhupola
General Secretary	Zola Knowledge	Saphetha
Deputy General Secretary	December	Mavuso

NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2026
Position	Name	Surname
President	Nyameka	Macanda
1st Deputy President	Patrick	Makhafane
2nd Deputy President	Linda	Nthulane
National Treasurer	Kgomotso Hilda	Makhupola
General Secretary	Zola Knowledge	Saphetha
1st Deputy General Secretary	December	Mavuso
2nd Deputy General Secretary	Baxolise	Mali

References

Notes

↑ "NEHAWU AFFILIATION". Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ Bendix, Sonia (1996). Industrial Relations in the New South Africa. Cape Town: Creda Press. ISBN 0702134538.
↑ "NEHAWU AFFILIATION". Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

Sources

ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

NEHAWU official site.

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[1] "NEHAWU AFFILIATION". Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

[bendix-2] Bendix, Sonia (1996). Industrial Relations in the New South Africa. Cape Town: Creda Press. ISBN 0702134538.

[3] "NEHAWU AFFILIATION". Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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CONSAWU	FEDCRAW PEU
COSATU	AFADWU CEPPWAWU CWU CWUSA DENOSA LIMUSA NEHAWU NUM PAWUSA POPCRU SACCAWU SACTWU SADNU SADTU SAEPU SAMA SAMWU SASBO SASFU SATAWU
FEDUSA	HOSPERSA HIAWU MISA NULAW PSA SAOU SATU UASA UNTU
NACTU	BCAWU FEDCRAW HOTELICCA MEWUSA NUFBWSAW PEU SACWU TAWUSA
SAFTU	DEMAWUSA DETAWU FAWU NUMSA NUPSAW SAPU SASAWU
Unaligned	AUBTWSA AMCU IMATU NAPTOSA NTM SAEWA SANDU Sikhula Sonke Solidarity

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General Secretaries	Louis Saillant (1945–1968) Pierre Gensous (1969–1978) Enrique Pastorino (1978–1980) Ibrahim Zakaria (1980–1990) Alexander Zharikov (1990–2005) George Mavrikos (2005–2022) Pambis Kyritsis (2022–present)
Presidents	Walter Citrine (1945–1946) Arthur Deakin (1946–1949) Giuseppe Di Vittorio (1949–1959) Agostino Novella (1959–1961) Renato Bitossi (1961–1969) Enrique Pastorino (1969–1975) Sándor Gáspár (1975–1989) Indrajit Gupta (1989–1990) Ibrahim Zakaria (1990–1994) Antonio Neto (1994–2000) K. L. Mahendra (2000–2005) Shaban Assouz (2005–2016) Mzwandile Makwayiba (2016–current)
Affiliated national centres	Bangladesh BTUC Bolivia COB Cuba CTC Greece PAME India AITUC – CITU Indonesia KASBI Iran Workers' House Japan Zenroren DPR Korea GFTUK Palestine GUPW Perú CGTP Spain Intersindical-CSC – CIG – LAB Senegal FGTS South Africa COSATU Sudan SWTUF Syria GFTU Vietnam VGCL
Affiliated unions	Guyana GAWU South Africa NEHAWU UK RMT
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Authority control databases
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