NATIONAL NEWS - Western Cape and Gauteng delegates stormed out of the national congress of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Wednesday, demanding that Numsa must “comply with its own constitution”.
Minutes of the credentials committee convened on Tuesday show that the Mpumalanga region has been denied any delegates at the national congress.
On Wednesday morning, Numsa’s general secretary Irvin Jim said in a press statement that “the Numsa 11th NC is proceeding as planned and in full compliance with the Labour Court’s judgment (irrespective of the fact that the judgment has been suspended as a consequence of the filing of Numsa’s application for leave to appeal against the said judgment).”
Contrary to claims made by Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola to GroundUp that all nine regions were present, Mpumalanga Region is not participating in the national congress.
According to the minutes of the special credentials committee held yesterday, the Regional Secretary of JC Bezuidenhout Region, Mncedisi Kwababa, “did not believe that the Mpumalanga region should be accredited delegates to form part of the 11th National Congress”.
This was supported by a majority of regional secretaries on the committee. As a result, there are no accredited delegates from the Mpumalanga Region.
