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.
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.
Leadership National Office Bearers +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 1987PositionNameSurnamePresidentBheki MkhizeDeputy PresidentNtsiki MatakaneNational TreasurerGladys MlangeniGeneral SecretaryYure MdyogoloOrganizing SecretaryMondeMditshwa +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 1989PositionNameSurnamePresident Bheki Mkhize 1st Deputy President Mike Basopu 2nd Deputy President Bheki PhakathiNational Treasurer Gladys Mlangeni General SecretarySisa Njikelana +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 1992PositionNameSurnamePresident Bheki Phakathi1st Deputy PresidentVusi Nhlapo2nd Deputy President Caswell LehanaNational Treasurer Joyce MabhudafasiGeneral Secretary Philip DexterDeputy General Secretary Neal Thobejane +NEHAWU Central Executive Committee Elected Leaders: 1993 PositionNameSurnamePresident Vusi Nhlapo1st Deputy PresidentLulamile Sotaka2nd Deputy President Caswell LehanaNational Treasurer Joyce MabhudafasiGeneral Secretary Philip DexterDeputy General Secretary NealThobejane +NEHAWU Central Executive Committee Elected Leaders:1994 PositionNameSurnamePresident Vusi Nhlapho1st Deputy President Lulamile Sotaka2nd Deputy President Caswell LehanaNational Treasurer Jerry SitholeGeneral Secretary Neal ThobejaneDeputy General Secretary Fikile Majola +NEHAWU Na onal Congress Elected Leaders: 1995 PositionName SurnamePresident Vusi Nhlapho1st Deputy President Lulamile Sotaka2nd Deputy President Caswell LehanaNational Treasurer Jerry SitholeGeneral Secretary Neal ThobejaneDeputy General Secretary Fikile Majola +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 1998 PositionNameSurnamePresident Vusi Nhlapho1st Deputy President Lulamile Sotaka2nd Deputy President Noluthando Mayende-SibiyaNational Treasurer Lindelwa DunjwaGeneral Secretary Fikile MajolaDeputy General Secretary David Makhura +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2001PositionNameSurnamePresident Vusi Nhlapo1st Deputy President Lulamile Sotaka2nd Deputy President NoluthandoMayende-SibiyaNational Treasurer Lindelwa DunjwaGeneral Secretary Fikile MajolaDeputy General Secretary David Makhura +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2004PositionNameSurnamePresident Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya1st Deputy President Lulamile Sotaka2nd Deputy PresidentMzwandile MakwayibaNational Treasurer Prabir BadalGeneral Secretary Fikile MajolaDeputy General Secretary Kgaugelo Ramodise +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2007PositionNameSurnamePresident NoluthandoMayende-Sibiya1st Deputy President Lulamile Sotaka2nd Deputy President Mzwandile MakwayibaNational Treasurer Prabir BadalGeneral Secretary Fikile MajolaDeputy General Secretary Cyril Langbooi +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2010PositionNameSurnamePresident Mzwandile Makwayiba1st Deputy President Joe Mpisi2nd Deputy President Thozama MantasheNational TreasurerPrabir BadalGeneral Secretary FikileMajolaDeputy General Secretary Suraya Jawoodeen +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2013PositionNameSurnamePresident MzwandileMakwayiba1st Deputy President Joe Mpisi2nd Deputy President Thozama MantasheNational Treasurer Pulane MogotsiGeneral Secretary Fikile MajolaDeputy General Secretary Bereng Soke +NEHAWU Special National Congress Elected Leaders: 2014PositionNameSurnamePresident Mzwandile Michael Makwayiba1st Deputy President Michael Shingange2nd Deputy President Nyameka MacandaNational Treasurer Kgomotso MakhupolaGeneral Secretary Bereng SokeDeputy General Secretary Zola KnowledgeSaphetha +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2017PositionNameSurnamePresident Mzwandile Michael Makwayiba1st Deputy President Michael Shingange2nd Deputy President Nyameka MacandaNational Treasurer Kgomotso Hilda MakhupolaGeneral Secretary Zola Knowledge SaphethaDeputy General Secretary December Mavuso +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2021PositionNameSurnamePresident Michael Shingange1st Deputy President Nyameka Macanda2nd Deputy President Patrick MakhafaneNational Treasurer Kgomotso Hilda MakhupolaGeneral Secretary Zola Knowledge SaphethaDeputy General Secretary December Mavuso +NEHAWU National Congress Elected Leaders: 2026PositionNameSurnamePresidentNyamekaMacanda1st Deputy PresidentPatrickMakhafane2nd Deputy PresidentLindaNthulaneNational TreasurerKgomotso HildaMakhupolaGeneral SecretaryZola KnowledgeSaphetha1st Deputy General SecretaryDecemberMavuso2nd Deputy General SecretaryBaxolise Mali
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External links NEHAWU official site.