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SHOCKING REVELATIONS LIMITED PROGRESS FOR HISTORIC STRIKE SUN, SEA & SERENITY AT ZONDO COMMISSION WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE FOR RAIL SAFETY AT UNTU PALMS RESORT

Get ready! 4IR is changing and reshaping practically everything that human beings do Fourth Industrial Revolution magine a world of automated trains 40% of the world’s wealth. being used to transport goods and The impact of global climate change is commuters and drones and robots increasingly being felt in with used to do engineering work and to the destabilising effects of higher surface inspect thousands of kilometres of temperatures, crop losses, drought, demo- Irailway infrastructure. This is the reality graphic shifts and hunger. of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) The International Labour Organisation workers globally are faced with where (ILO) identified unique challenges for South robots can move faster and with greater Africa considering that the country remains precision than its human counterparts, making one of the most unequal societies in the it a low-risk investment for employers. world. Much of this inequality is structural More than 1.4 million industrial robots and is perpetuated due to wage differentials are already in use in industries around with unacceptably high levels of unemploy- the world according to the International ment which burdens especially the youth. Federation of Robotics (IFR). On the other hand, the country ranks It is believed that the 4IR will result in among the best in the world when it comes technological, economic, social, political, to scientific research and innovation. There business, moral and aesthetic disruption. is no reason why the country can’t take South African’s future development will the lead in innovation and producing new therefore depend on how fast it masters technologies for the 4IR. the technologies of the 4IR. According to the ILO, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said countries needs all hands on the deck – Govern- that do not anticipate and adapt to the the way we learn, the way we work and and Labour Council (Nedlac) released a ment, private sector, labour, civil society, changes of the 4IR will be left behind and it is also having an impact on the way we report titled Futures of work in South Africa religious society and other formations not find themselves less competitive as the 4IR govern and the way we do business,” he said. in March in which it considered the 4IR’s to miss out on the new 4IR opportunities. is changing and reshaping practically every- According to him South Africa needs impact on poverty, unemployment and As Labour we will need new skills, thing that human beings do. to move with greater focus and urgency to inequality in South Africa. new curriculums and a new mind shift to “It is changing the way we live, the way develop the skills, human capital, institutions According to the report life-long grab on to the future of work. Currently we interface with each other, the way we and strategies that are required to seize the learning is key to your survival in any work- the bulk of people of working age in our make things, the way we use the resources advantages of this technological change. place. Currently less than 0.5% of the country have completed less than 12 years in the world, the way we communicate, The National Economic Development world’s adult population controls some of schooling. Goodbye to a dear UNTU colleague and friend t is with a sad heart that the em- Various staff members said they will ployees and members of UNTU had remember Pieter for his exceptional Ito say goodbye to Deputy General ability to remain calm and focussed Secretary Pieter Greyling (65) who re- even faced with the most difficult of tired at the end of May after serving the challenges, never losing his temper and Union for twelve years. never complaining about whatever tough According to Steve Harris, General situations life threw at him. Secretary of UNTU, the Union realises “I leave UNTU after a combined that the time has come for Pieter to service period with Transnet/SAA of 47 spend time with his wife, Debbie, and Steve Harris with Pieter Greyling, retired Deputy General years and six months and with no regrets. children and to enjoy his many hobbies Secretary of UNTU, his wife, Debbie, and his son, Pieter. I look back over a career of working in without worrying about the interest of the Human Resources Department to the UNTU members and its staff first. membership but also to the staff of the we know at UNTU you will always be the position of Deputy General Secretary “We will miss your wisdom, Union who you represented as their just a phone call away, prepared to share at UNTU with fond memories during knowledgeable approach, kindness shop steward for several years. your wise words with us when we need hard times that were fortunately largely and expertise dearly, not only to our “It is never easy to say goodbye. But them,” Harris said. overshadowed by good times,” he said. PRESIDENT SAYS Wyndham Evans Exco members on the move Service delivery will remain our focus; we will not be distracted

NTU members, it is with Wyndham great appreciation and Evans respect for your loyalty that I would like to thank each UNTU President Wyndham Evans and Wielligh Meyer, Executive Council Member, of you from the bottom of visited UNTU members in Tzaneen. Umy heart. As your President I am humbled by the trust given and confidence shown in my leadership of the most progressive Union in the transport sector. It has been a rough few months at the steer of our multi-racial, diverse and non- political affiliated Union. On the one hand our membership office had to do monthly verification of membership exercises with Numsa refusing to accept that with a membership of less than 2% they don’t have sufficient representation in Transnet or in Prasa to be recognised. rumours about UNTU did not even Wyndham Evans, President of UNTU, and Executive Council Members Fasani Mabaso At the same time individual bother to mention that SATAWU was and Wielligh Meyer, visited UNTU members in Danskraal. opportunists at our rival union, SATAWU, allegedly used to launder R65 million in decided to target the colour of the skin of pensions that was allegedly plundered some of our Executive Council members from impoverished orphans of deceased to save their own union from losing its mine workers. recognition in the Transnet Bargaining On top of this, UNTU had to approach Council due to its ailing membership. the Registrar of Labour to postpone In one incident photographs were our Congress with a year due to several taken from a laptop screen of a letter I non-functional branches. The culprits wrote to the members of the Exco and did not take the news well. Excellent our Full-time Trade Union Representatives service delivery to our members are non- to remind them not to be distracted, but negotiable. to stay focused on our core responsibility: All of this created a perfect storm to service delivery to 37 000 members at be used against your proud Union. several entities. With some members they succeeded. These photographs where shared We don’t mind. UNTU will welcome on the extremely popular Transnet them back after they have been employees’ Facebook group, Mjanji, with disillusioned. populist comments being made that For the rest of our loyal members, I National Organiser Maria Chonco and Obert Mudalahothe joined forces with UNTU is afraid. thank you. I have the privilege to continue representatives from TransAfrica to recruit new members in Ogies and Witbank. The same individuals spreading the serving you.

COMMENT Steve Harris Let’s stand together to bring the President to the table NTU is calling on all South Afri- Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is faced the railway infrastructure. It is after all Steve cans to participate in the planned with in addressing the challenges expe- funded with taxpayer’s money. Harris Unational strike on 26 July to bring rienced by its employees, our members, Currently the SAPS ignore the pleas the country to a standstill. daily. of the poorest of the poor, saying they It is time for all South Africans to The facts presented to the Nation- are not security guards. The SAPS have take a stand and embark on a protected al Economic Development and Labour forgotten their constitutional mandate: to strike action to demand that Government Council (Nedlac) by the various stake- prevent, combat and investigate crime, provide workers with a safe and reliable holders on behalf of Government, indi- maintain public order, protect and secure passenger rail service. cated that we are fighting a losing battle if the inhabitants of the Republic and their Only when all workers can depend President Cyril Ramaphosa himself does property, and uphold the Constitution and on passenger trains to travel to and from not come to the table to find a sustainable enforce the law. work, will South Africa make strides in solution. Only the President can deploy the alleviating the country’s unemployment The turnaround strategies presented South African National Defence Force rate that has increased with 0.5% to 27,6% by the Department of Transport and Prasa (SANDF) to step up and safeguard this in the first three months of this year. with the guidance from the Railway Safety critical national asset where the police Over the past three years UNTU has Regulator (RSR) will be meaningless if have failed us. exhausted all other possible avenues to try the President does not instruct the South Let’s stand together to bring the and address the crisis the Passenger Rail African Police Service (SAPS) to protect President to the table.

2 UNTU LABOUR REPORT | QUARTER 2 OF 2019 www.untu.co.za Zonke receives Top Achiever Award

t’s been a long road for UNTU of UNTU requires her to engage with Executive Council Member Zonke people globally and locally on all levels Cebekhulu (43) since she started and on all subjects. “You need to be sharp working for Transnet Engineering as a and have a broad understanding of what is maintenance assistant 18 years ago. trending all over the world.” IThis wife and mother of three children Her golden rule for staying on top of who also provides for her extended her game is to sleep eight hours per night, family members, has just received the Top irrespective of where she is and what Achiever Award when she completed her she must do. “I realise that in order to Labour Studies. maintain my diary, I must allow my body But this motivational speaker who time to recover and to rest. represents UNTU on the Social Justice “I have a mentor who teaches me how Committee of the Federation of Trade to do my diary planning to ensure that I Unions of South Africa (Fedusa), did not make time for everything that is important stop there. to me. Routine is key. When I need to She is currently busy with a Certificate work, I work. When I get home, my family in Business Administration which includes comes first.” modules on Labour Law, Financial Zonke is very proud of all her Management, Economics and Human achievements and continues to play a vital Resources. role in her community in projects to uplift Riefdah Ajam, Acting General Secretary the youth and women in general. Her of Fedusa, thanked Zonke for keeping the only regret is that she did not start with name of women in the Federation flying this earlier in her life as she would have high by setting an example of being a been much further in her efforts to make full-time trade union activist on a national a difference. level, being a wife, being a mother and still Her message to UNTU’s female managing to make time to equip herself members is to support and carry each better for the challenges that the Fourth other as women. “In whatever we do, Industrial Revolution will present. always remember we are not alone. We Zonke says she believes that her must support each other to ensure that Zonke Cebekhulu position as an Executive Council Member we achieve more.”

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Shocking revelations presented to Zondo Commission OFFICE Street Address: 12 Scharmberg Street, Parow, ransnet and its links with the company called Bex as an agent to negoti- gation found that in May 2012, Transnet Cape Town Gupta family resulted in the ate with Transnet over the relocation bill. issued a request for proposal (RFP) for Telephone: loss of millions for blatantly Gonsalves said they protested over the transaction advisers – one of the criteria 011 728 0120 disregarding its own processes agreement and Bex’s involvement because for a successful bid being that a company and procedures. the company seemed to be a shelf com- should submit audited financial statements EDITORIAL QUERIES TThis was just some of the shocking pany with one director. Gonsalves said the for three years. Although McKinsey did not Editor: Sonja Carstens E-mail: [email protected] revelations of the derailment of the State- majority shareholders went ahead with do so, a consortium of companies that it Tel: 011 728 0120 Owned Enterprise (SOE) and the extent appointing Bex regardless of the objections led was eventually appointed. Cell: 082 463 6806 of how the Guptas milked the parastatal and the cost ballooned to R647 million. Later that year, in August, Singh compiled for money that was presented in evidence Bex received R67 million of the payment. a memorandum and forwarded it to Mole- LAYOUT, DESIGN & PRINTING to Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo fe. It detailed a conflict of interest between Aksent Media Website: at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into Chinese South Rail two companies in McKinsey’s consortium, www.aksentmedia.co.za Allegations of State Capture. Retired Transnet electrical engineer Letsema and Barloworld, and advised that E-mail: “It appears there was [a] blatant disregard Francis Callard testified how Transnet Letsema be replaced by another entity. This [email protected] of procedures and processes which are put bent its procurement rules to favour the was before the contract was awarded to in place to minimise chances for abuse for Gupta-linked China South Rail (CSR). He McKinsey’s consortium. Then, in December corruption and of minimising losses at Trans- recommended the Japanese railway freight 2012, Transnet concluded a letter of intent net and unless somebody comes up with a vehicles and locomotives company Mitsui. (LOI) appointing the McKinsey consortium sound explanation... it appears to be a blatant Callard worked for Transnet for 45 years. as a transaction adviser. Letsema had by disregard of processes,” Judge Zondo said. Callard said he prepared a memorandum this time been replaced by Regiments The Commission received 17 reports for approval by former Transnet Chief Group Capital, a company run by Gupta family to provide an overview of the fraud and Executive Officer (CEO) Siyabonga Gama. associate Niven Pillay. corruption at Transnet. He alleged that Transnet’s suspended Supply Chain Manager, Lindiwe Mdletshe, removed Homix Chinese North Rail Consortium the benefit of the standardisation of the lo- Gupta-linked letterbox company Homix Judge Zondo immediately referred the comotives, which had two elements, namely received R25 million to seal a deal be- “R647 million adjustment to a Transnet operational and maintenance standardisation. tween Transnet and Neotel. Former deal” to the Hawks, the Directorate for The whole section was deleted and Transnet employee Gerhard van der Numbers to know Priority Crime Investigation at the South replaced with a claim that CSR has been Westhuizen testified before the Commis- • UNTU Palms – Tel: 039 681 3325 African Police Service (SAPS). The Com- adjudicated to be the best bidder. sion that Transnet was a “captive client” • Transmed Call Centre – Tel: 0800 450 010 mission heard that a case was opened According to him CSR did not meet and had no choice but to contract Neotel • FNB Home Loans – Tel: 0860 33 44 55 with the Hawks in 2017, but there was no the requirements when it was awarded in 2014 to buy back assets the state- • FNB Smart Bond – Tel: 0860 644 644 • Transnet Pension/Retirement Fund progress in the investigation. the contract. owned company sold off five years prior. (Metropolitan Life) Roberto Gonsalves, whose company The Commission referred to a letter from Tel: 011 774 5444 was part of the Chinese North Rail (CNR) Regiments Capital Homix in 2014 that was forwarded to Neo- Consortium that entered into an agreement Transnet former finance boss Anoj tel. The letter details an agreement detailing CALL CENTRES FOR: • Transnet Second with Transnet for the supply of 232 of the Singh “had no authority” to appoint the how the communications company would Defined Benefit Fund 465 diesel locomotives, at a contract price Gupta-linked firm, Regiments Capital, as pay Homix up to R25 million to assist it with Tel: 011 587 8000 of R42 million per locomotive, testified that a transaction adviser for the controversial closing a R1.8 billion deal with Transnet. (select option 1) the total cost was R9.7 billion. multibillion-rand procurement of 1 064 Transnet, at the time, withdrew from • Transnet Retirement Fund Gonsalves told the Commission Trans- locomotives. negotiations with Neotel without giving Tel: 011 587 8000 net requested that the project be moved MNS Attorneys boss Tshiamo Sedume- reasons. Just a day after Neotel signed (select option 2) from Pretoria to Durban 10 days before di testified that they were one of the com- with Homix, Transnet returned to the ne- • Transnet Pension Fund the consortium submitted its final tender panies appointed by Transnet’s new board gotiating table and Neotel got the contract. Tel: 011 587 8000 documents. According to him, the minority in 2018 to investigate various contracts Neotel scored a R4.9 billion contract (select option 3) shareholders were then approached by awarded during previous administrations led from Transnet to upgrade CCTV systems • Aon Consulting CNR majority shareholders and asked to by former bosses Brian Molefe and Gama. at the country’s ports without a competi- Tel: 011 944 7000 www.aon.co.za sign an agreement which would appoint a According to Sedumedi their investi- tive bidding process being finalised.

4 UNTU LABOUR REPORT | QUARTER 2 OF 2019 www.untu.co.za Determination Peter Moage defeats disability Para-power lifter Peter has his eyes set on Paralympic Games in Japan

eter Moagi (46), a para-power was shattered. lifter and senior administrator “I isolated myself and was very at Transnet Pyramid South, is depressed. It took me about two years to determined to represent South accept my condition and to move on with Africa at the 2020 Paralympic my life. PGames in Tokyo, Japan. “I heard about the Filadelfia Secondary He is currently lifting 120 kg, but he is School for the physically disabled. I went training very hard to achieve his personal there to get in contact with other disabled goal to lift 160 kg. people. It completely changed my outlook “The golden rule is to stay mentally on life. Suddenly I realised that I have so focussed. When I train, I use my much to be grateful for. There are others headphones so that I am not distracted. I who suffer from severe disability and I am practise my technique to ensure that I lift much more fortunate than them. It lifted the weight in perfect balance. my spirit.” “I am also working hard to lose more It was at the school where Peter weight. I have already lost 9 kg by eating met his best friend and now wife, Jackie healthy, drinking lots of water and ensuring Mmasithi, whose left leg was amputated that I get enough sleep. It is hard work, but after an accident. I am determined to inspire other disabled “Jackie encouraged me to go back to people by achieving my dream,” he says. school and finish my matric. I did so, a Peter’s right leg was amputated after a decade later. Afterward I managed to get a car accident on his 21st birthday in 1993. job at Transnet,” says Peter. He struggled to cope with the reality of He joined UNTU when he started this life-changing experience. working for Transnet in 2012 and he is His dream of becoming a weatherman very happy with the Union.

Eugene Havenga 22 Comrades Marathons and counting for Eugene

ugene Havenga did it again. He Father and son already train together. “It completed his 22nd Comrades is very special to have my son following in EMarathon this year from Durban to my footsteps. I am very proud of him,” says Pietermaritzburg. Although this 56-year-old Eugene, a design technician. husband of Manette Havenga makes the Eugene learnt the hard way that training marathon look easy, this endurance race is for the Comrades Marathon is not something much more than just another marathon. to take lightly. In 1985 when he did his first “Endurance and mental focus are key. Comrades, he realised that he will not be You have to have the strength, stamina able to complete the race in time and gave and courage to continue even if you are up. He had an hour left to complete 10 km. experiencing pain to be able to complete the “The following year I went back after marathon,” Eugene says. training more than 1 200 km.” This year 20 000 runners participated Eugene’s family supports him all the in the 87 km journey from Durban to way. This year Manette had “Comrades Pietermaritzburg. Next year their son, Ian, Supporter” T-shirts made for them. plans to join the family of Comrades runners When Eugene is not training, he likes and join his dad in the race. watching rugby. He is a Lions supporter.

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he once proud 144-year-old UNTU members after UNTU’s Vice- several windows within the building are Port Elizabeth Railway Station is President, Hendrik Fourie, brought broken. It is also clear that the plumbing No word from Prasa an operational smelling dump, complaints to his attention. has not been attended to in recent years. NTU President Wyndham that poses a life-threatening risk According to Wyndham, he is shocked “It is so humiliating and demoralising Evans wrote to Dr Nkosi- to those who utilise it daily. at the feedback he received from his coming to work and having to tell people nathi Sishi, Acting Group TIn August 2019, it will be eight team. “UNTU cannot and will not allow that you have to work in a place that looks U Chief Executive Officer of Prasa, on years after a gas pipe explosion caused its members to continue to work in these like a pigsty. We are falling ill because of 15 May. Dr Sishi did not respond. extensive damage to part of the building, appalling conditions. Just looking at the these unhygienic working conditions,” The leadership of UNTU brought making it completely unsafe for humans to photos taken of the building, you can an UNTU member explained. the matter and Dr Sishi’s lack of occupy. To date this part of the building is see that there are contraventions of the “Over the years, several of the response to the serious safety supported with steel construction stands Health and Safety Act,” says Wyndham. employees have laid anonymous concerns raised by Wyndham, to the that prevent the building from collapsing. In some of the offices where Prasa complaints with the Department of attention of the Board of Prasa. The These stands are situated in front employees are expected to work, pieces Labour about the health hazards within Board has also not taken action yet. of the building where commuters and of the roof shatter onto their desks from the building but the inspectors of Labour employees of the Passenger Rail Agency time to time. On the stairs there is debris have not taken any action against Prasa of South Africa (Prasa) must pass to get to that has fallen from the ceiling. management,” the member added. The station is situated right next to and from the entrance of the station. The building most likely had a coat The station was designed by a resident the world-famous historic Campanile UNTU President, Wyndham Evans, of paint back in August 1985 when the engineer, James Bisset. The station became tower that was erected to commemorate sent a delegation of the Executive Council former South African Transport Services operational in 1875 when the first railway the landing of the 1820 Settlers. The and the Secretariat to the station to renovated and re-opened the station. line was constructed to about Campanile tower is a popular tourist investigate the working conditions of Sections of the roof have holes and 40 km away. attraction.

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omen must speak up falling on deaf ears,” says Tumi. against abuse of any “The biggest This was brought to the attention of kind, harassment of changes in life come Wyndham Evans, President of UNTU, who any kind and bullying from someone who arranged to visit the depot at his earliest irrespective of where had the courage convenience. theyW experience it. This is the message from According to Tumi nothing beats Tumelo (Tumi) Mokoena, UNTU Trade to take a stand.” UNTU’s excellent communication Union Representative (TUR) and assistant ~ Tumi Mokoena ~ strategy to keep members informed of train driver at Transnet Freight Rail in Ogies, developments on national level. Mpumalanga. She is also very grateful to the Union “The biggest changes in life come from for the excellent training she received as a someone who had the courage to take a TUR from Dan Khumalo, Deputy General stand. That is what more women should Secretary. “I am confident when I represent do,” says the 28-year-old autistic guitar a member. We have good employees in player who started performing in church Ogies and don’t have a lot of cases. But when she was 14 years old. when we do need to represent members, Tumi wanted to become a musician but our track record speaks for itself,” she says. ended up working for Transnet after she Tumi is aiming to become a train applied with an SMS message. control officer. She is intrigued by the She joined UNTU and decided to stand mysterious surroundings in which they work as a TUR because she believed she has a Tumi would like to have UNTU experience on ground level. and believe it is an excellent skill to further gift of standing up and fighting for people. Executive Council Members visit members “We want to feel that the highest her career. “I genuinely care about the welfare of each at the more remote depots like Ogies leadership understands the challenges we When Tumi is not at work, she visits her member. My biggest highlight was having more often and attend their branch are faced with and knows who we are. family and like to go on picnics often. “I also gotten a dismissed employee reinstated.” meeting to listen to the issues they Sometimes it feels that our concerns are go to the movies once a week.”

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AREA 1 – KWAZULU-NATAL AREA COMMITTEE POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Short John 071 481 6975 031 361 6164 – [email protected] Secretary Heijmans Jacobus 078 282 3237 – – – BRANCH POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Biljoen Linda 082 852 9478 031 361 4318 086 726 0711 [email protected] Durban Infra Secretary Homan Leon 072 102 5125 031 361 4695 031 361 4713 [email protected] Chairman Msweli Mthokozisi 083 346 0206 017 801 2206 – [email protected] Ermelo Secretary Mpofu Kuhle 073 474 8728 017 801 2286 – [email protected] Chairman Mazibuko Sipho 073 288 3574 – – [email protected] Ladysmith Secretary De Bruin Ernst 084 506 3709 036 271 2001 – [email protected] Chairman Phethwa Wiseman 083 721 2250 031 361 8377 086 677 6040 [email protected] Maritime Durban Secretary Govender Seelan 084 309 4287 031 361 6610 – [email protected] Chairman Dunn Ashmerelda 083 273 0985 035 905 3807 035 905 3189 [email protected] Maritime Richards Bay Secretary Dunn Daryll 082 262 4360 035 905 3164 035 905 3189 [email protected] Chairman Van Der Hyde Willem 083 308 5375 034 328 7202 – [email protected] Newcastle Secretary Potgieter Reginald 078 076 5595 – – [email protected] Chairman Holtshausen Charles 082 336 2708 033 897 2460 033 897 2460 [email protected] Pietermaritzburg Secretary Mnengela Muzi 083 366 5200 033 897 2727 033 897 2773 [email protected] Chairman Munsaur Vikash 082 309 8937 031 361 7821 – [email protected] Metro Durban Secretary Roopnarain Shireen 072 018 8064 031 813 0277 – [email protected] Chairman Hattingh Walter 083 547 3059 035 906 7193 – [email protected] Richards Bay Secretary Lutchiparsad Niresh 083 980 0143 035 905 4314 – Niresh. [email protected] Chairman Naidoo Krishnan 084 686 1556 031 361 5103 – [email protected]/[email protected] TRE Durban Secretary Rampersad Sanjay 082 721 7833 031 361 5694 086 573 2747 [email protected] Chairman Bezuidenhout Hendrik 083 412 3174 031 361 5963 – [email protected] TRE Traction Durban Secretary Allanson Michael 083 661 3528 031 361 5354 – [email protected] Chairman Msweli Bonginkosi 082 588 5565 035 905 4178 – [email protected] TRE Richards Bay Secretary Mathiso Cynthia 078 479 1492 – – [email protected] Chairman Rankin Rodney 082 874 7797 031 361 5205 – [email protected] Umbilo Secretary Heijmans Jakobus 078 282 3237 031 361 4033 – [email protected]/[email protected] Chairman Ndwandwe Mandla 071 618 5320 034 989 9310 – [email protected] Vryheid Secretary Malinga Nkosinathi 083 444 0386 034 989 9430 – [email protected] Chairman Govender Reagan 072 690 0706 031 361 4079 031 361 4330 [email protected] Wentworth Secretary Balmogim Shaun 081 462 8344 031 361 5346 031 361 4330 [email protected]

AREA 2 – EASTERN CAPE AREA COMMITTEE POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Du Plessis Clayton 078 212 6211 041 994 2288 – [email protected] Secretary Godfrey Edwin 072 236 2056 041 507 5167 041 507 5006 [email protected] BRANCH POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman VACANT – – – – – Burgersdorp Secretary VACANT – – – – – Chairman Els Andries 084 205 8529 049 802 8224 – [email protected] Cradock Secretary Pain Basie 078 320 1130 049 822 8227 – [email protected] Chairman Pautz Clive 078 802 5566 042 700 4317 042 700 4207 [email protected] East London Secretary Groves Clayton 076 098 3309 043 700 4341 043 700 4546 [email protected] Chairman Prinsloo Marius 084 582 5932 044 604 6236 044 604 6209 [email protected] Mossel Bay Secretary Mare Jacques 076 993 7506 044 604 6281 044 604 6250 [email protected] Chairman Emery Douglas 082 315 9826 043 700 2410 – [email protected] Maritime East London Secretary Faltein Kerwin 071 688 2883 043 700 2130 – [email protected] Chairman VACANT – – – – – Maritime Port Elizabeth Secretary VACANT – – – – – Chairman Venter Anton 082 465 6686 041 507 8326 041 507 8328 [email protected] Maritime Nqgura Secretary Simayile Nonkosazana 078 311 6613 041 507 6015 – [email protected] Chairman Van Tonder Wynand 076 125 7926 041 507 5204 041 504 5003 [email protected] Port Elizabeth Secretary Godfrey Edwin 072 236 2056 041 507 5167 041 507 5006 [email protected] Chairman Mrwebi Thembinkosi 072 579 2049 043 700 2160 – [email protected] Metro East London Secretary Nkumanda Kholelwa 083 670 0013/083 947 1995 043 700 2353/2090/2160 – [email protected] Chairman Cyster Julius 063 043 8599 041 507 5000 041 507 5014 [email protected] TRE Swartkops Secretary Verwey Barend 076 882 4789 041 507 5194 041 507 5224 [email protected] Chairman Smith Donavin 072 446 0200 – – [email protected] TRE Uitenhage Secretary Bubb Malcolm 083 952 4967 041 994 2341 041 994 2412 [email protected] Chairman Barnardo Petrus 071 893 2831 045 808 2080 – [email protected] Queenstown Secretary VACANT – – – – –

AREA 3 – WESTERN CAPE AREA COMMITTEE POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Warrington George 083 411 4962 021 940 2160 086 749 1740 [email protected] Secretary VACANT – – – – – BRANCH POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Janse van Vuuren Jacques 082 355 1166 023 449 2140 023 449 2177 [email protected] Beaufort West Secretary VACANT – – – – – Chairman Davies Peter 083 947 9119 021 940 2818 021 940 3438 [email protected] Cape Town Secretary Warrington George 083 411 4962 021 940 2160 086 749 1740 [email protected] Chairman Coetzee Chantal 076 083 1930 021 449 4285 – [email protected] Maritime Cape Town Secretary Van Rooy Olivia 082 322 5898 021 449 3045 021 449 4175 [email protected] Chairman Wevers Ply 073 397 3179 022 703 4831 022 703 4952 [email protected] Maritime Saldanha Secretary Soobramoney Chantal 072 220 2882 – – [email protected] Chairman Ramuhovhi Livhuwani 073 870 0970/079 761 1421 021 449 5349 021 449 2104 [email protected] Lions Head Secretary Jooste Fabian 083 954 3805 021 449 5349 – [email protected] Chairman Cupido André 083 429 0161 – – [email protected] Metro Disa Secretary Rhelegushe Simphiwe 063 443 1782/079 930 9275 021 940 3316 – [email protected] Chairman Qoyi Luyanda 078 866 8381 021 449 5532 – [email protected] Metro Tafelberg Secretary Booysen Danfred 083 327 9624 021 449 2924 – [email protected] Chairman Saul Lutwena 079 225 9168 022 703 2347 022 703 2229 [email protected] Saldanha Orex Secretary Myburgh André 083 652 7580 022 703 3242 – [email protected] Chairman Slabber Shawn 082 723 3490 021 507 2388 – [email protected] TRE Cape Town Secretary Xolani Mbolekwa 079 394 3907 021 507 2039 – [email protected] Chairman Moolman Ettienne – – – [email protected] Vredendal Secretary Brand Neil 078 445 6422 022 703 3515 022 703 3552 [email protected] Chairman Steyn Leon 083 293 7523 023 348 4218 023 348 4306 [email protected] Worcester Secretary Miller Leandre 060 996 6046 023 348 4262 – [email protected]

AREA 4 – FREE STATE AREA COMMITTEE POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Veitch Russell 079 495 7203 051 408 2653 051 408 3959 [email protected] Secretary Bezuidenhoudt Kobus 071 268 6100 – – [email protected] BRANCH POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Nhlapo Ally 072 763 1459 058 302 2018 058 302 2085 [email protected] Bethlehem Secretary Taaso Thabo 083 409 6572 058 302 2160 058 302 2081 [email protected] Chairman Van Rooyen Pieter 079 526 9228 051 408 2663 – [email protected] Bloemfontein Secretary Swanepoel Corné 060 564 4995 051 408 3302 – [email protected] BRANCH POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Dreyer Douw 082 920 9450 011 978 2737 011 978 2737 [email protected] Kroonstad Secretary Kruger Andries 083 451 7351 056 268 2106/2141 056 268 2146 [email protected] Chairman Bezuidenhoudt Kobus 071 268 6100 – – [email protected] TRE Bloemfontein Secretary Meiring Minette 065 393 6505 051 408 2543 – [email protected] AREA 5 – GAUTENG CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Grimsell Kenneth 083 675 7619 011 365 7361 – [email protected] Secretary Ratshibaya Suzan 065 875 8843 – – [email protected] BRANCH POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman VACANT – – – – – Braamfontein Secretary Ratshibaya Suzan 065 875 8843 – – [email protected] Chairman Van Rooyen Johan 060 539 6644 082 469 2390 – [email protected] Esselenpark Secretary Maphunye Chris 082 767 1076/083 476 2375 011 929 1112 011 774 9017 [email protected] Chairman Motau Thabo 083 880 2778 011 820 2622 011 820 2318 [email protected] Germiston Secretary Mathivha Rendani 066 043 6574 – – [email protected] Chairman Njowa Peter 083 399 9626 016 340 7227 – [email protected] Heidelberg Secretary VACANT – – – – – Chairman VACANT – – – – – Isando Secretary Mtshweni Wenzile 074 028 8561/076 950 4934 011 570 7030 – [email protected] Chairman Mathekga Noah 072 799 7297 011 330 6061 – [email protected] Kaserne Secretary De Koker Scott 082 046 6815 082 324 9169 – [email protected] Chairman Kalimashe Ronald 083 574 6766 011 950 1238 – [email protected] Krugersdorp Secretary Ramalete Kelebouile 072 307 2529 011 950 1271 – [email protected] Chairman Rossouw Morne 084 504 0407 016 420 6246 016 420 6352 [email protected] Leeuhof Secretary VACANT – – – – – Chairman Swart Peet 071 462 2307 – – [email protected]/[email protected] Metro – Central Secretary Matshidze Thabelo 081 715 2205 – – [email protected] Chairman Grobler Frederick 083 276 8715 – – [email protected] Metro – East Secretary Van Zyl Andries 083 276 8783 – – [email protected] Chairman Hagemann Ockert 083 275 9991 011 278 2304 – [email protected] Metro – West Secretary Smit Albertus 083 459 9733 016 420 6204 – [email protected] Chairman Mdyogolo Luvuyo 071 363 6988 011 584 0574 011 774 9909 [email protected] Parktown Secretary Groenewald Sannie 073 660 3605 011 584 0996 – [email protected] Chairman Mulaudzi Vhulahani 082 973 8120 011 960 2011 – [email protected] Sentrarand Secretary Phoshane Thabiso 071 248 6355 011 960 2197 – [email protected] Chairman Malahlela Sphiwe 078 180 2519 011 365 7361 – [email protected] Springs Secretary Grimsell Kenneth 083 675 7619 011 365 7361 – [email protected] Chairman Mthembu Sibusiso 072 117 0882 083 748 3616 – [email protected] Standerton Secretary Letsoalo Maredi 078 014 6871 053 723 9204 – [email protected] Chairman Mudau Phindile 071 134 3906/076 540 0458 011 820 2716 – [email protected] TRE Germiston Secretary Mudau Shelton 072 228 8469 – – [email protected] Chairman Tsekedi May 061 146 7583 011 960 2123 – [email protected] TRE Sentrarand Secretary Dube Vusi 072 130 4290 011 960 2405 – [email protected]

AREA 6 – NORTHERN CAPE AREA COMMITTEE POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Menziwa Yandiswa 083 480 1613 053 632 8303 – [email protected] Secretary Maphike Sipho 073 842 6747 018 632 0894 – [email protected] BRANCH POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Maphike Sipho 073 842 6747 018 632 0894 – [email protected] Lichtenburg Secretary Jass Mbulelo 072 454 8350 018 632 0274 – [email protected] Chairman VACANT – – – – – De Aar Secretary Menziwa Yandiswa 083 480 1613 053 632 8303 – [email protected] Chairman Shezi Siphosenkosi 083 239 8979 053 838 2215 – [email protected] Kimberley Secretary Visagie Lincoln 063 296 7281 073 381 7190 – [email protected] Chairman Malisha Gundo 076 186 8304 018 381 9250 – [email protected] Mafikeng Secretary Manca Collin 078 267 6257 018 381 9271 018 381 7201 Use Fax Chairman Cimela Abram 071 586 4664 018 406 2206 018 406 2030 [email protected] North West (Klerksdorp) Secretary Mooketsi Constance 073 647 2278 018 283 7617 – [email protected] Chairman VACANT – – – – – Postmasburg Secretary Botha Sobuza 083 678 7317 053 313 7210 – [email protected] Chairman Goosen Sharon 073 258 5810 053 723 9207 – [email protected] Sishen Secretary Oliphant Lesley 078 014 6871 053 723 9204 – [email protected] Chairman VACANT – – – – – Warrenton Secretary Mgwevu Ndumiso 074 844 2482 053 494 3236 – [email protected] Chairman Van der Merwe Petrus 083 504 9205 054 338 6699 054 338 0185 [email protected] Upington Secretary VACANT – – – – –

AREA 7 – GAUTENG NORTH AREA COMMITTEE POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Muleya Alfred 074 676 2136/078 261 6594 015 781 9035 – [email protected] Secretary Tshotheli Regina 076 476 0172 015 534 7209 015 534 7222 [email protected] BRANCH POSITION SURNAME FIRST NAME CELL PHONE NO TELEPHONE NO FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS Chairman Sambo Rudolph 076 840 9392 – – [email protected] Komatipoort Secretary Mbuyane Mandla 082 745 7847 013 793 9986 – [email protected] Chairman VACANT – – – – – Lydenburg Secretary Khoza Khodani 076 954 1181 011 774 2015 – [email protected] Chairman Matlala Stephen 072 532 6699 015 519 4245 015 519 4248 [email protected] Musina Secretary Tshotheli Regina 076 476 0172 015 534 7209 015 534 7222 [email protected] Chairman Khoza Menzi 073 311 3420 013 752 9236 – [email protected] Nelspruit Secretary Ngomane Thulane 078 204 2403 013 751 9233 – [email protected] Chairman Muleya Alfred 074 676 2136/078 261 6594 015 781 9035 – [email protected] Phalaborwa Secretary Mashinya Loyce 082 216 9251 015 781 9035 – [email protected] Chairman Mosebedi Sonnyboy 079 502 4142 015 299 6487 – [email protected] Polokwane Secretary Pheta Modjadji 083 380 4775 015 299 6485 011 774 9440 [email protected] Chairman Khotle SK 072 805 2067 012 315 8409 – [email protected] Pretoria Secretary Seatlholo Shuping 078 442 4581 012 315 8237 – [email protected] Chairman VACANT – – – – – Metro Pretoria Secretary Mashige Michael 079 963 5454 – – [email protected] Chairman Tajane Gabaikanngwe 073 405 2108 012 521 9415 012 521 9497 [email protected] Pyramid Secretary Mhlongo Charles 071 869 9229 012 521 9573 012 521 9526 [email protected] Chairman Motlhabi Tebogo 073 974 7074 – 014 590 2064 [email protected] Rustenburg Secretary Mothibe Elias 071 926 1779 014 590 2226 – [email protected] Chairman Mathebula Hlayisela 073 854 5673 014 590 2206 – [email protected] Thabazimbi Secretary Mahlaudi Julius 072 759 6031 014 590 2223 – [email protected] Chairman Nkambule Lynette 072 368 5222 – – [email protected] TRE Pretoria Secretary Moloisana Edward 071 533 9371 – – [email protected] Chairman Brink Izak 082 827 9151 012 842 5317 – [email protected] TRE Koedoespoort Secretary Oosthuizen Hannes 079 081 0907 012 842 5273 – [email protected] Chairman Mmola Evance 079 602 8585 013 257 5028 – [email protected] Waterval-Boven Secretary Mhlongo Oupa 073 420 7505 013 257 5024 – [email protected] Chairman Mudalahothe Obert 076 262 0674 – – [email protected] Witbank Secretary Mnguni Jappie 082 213 9952 – – [email protected]

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, PHONE US ON TEL: 011 728 0120 From teaching dolls to making a difference hen she was a little girl, Chan- since I was nine years old. For me, this is a day. I need to prepare the raw material in telle Swart used to pack all her dream come true,” she says. advance and research the subject well. Chil- Wteddies and dolls in the passage Chantelle prefers the little ones where dren can ask the most awkward questions and walk up and down to teach to them. she can still help to shape them. “I feel that I at the most inappropriate time. You need to Now Chantelle Swart (23), the daughter can make a difference in their lives.” prepare for a vast variety in order to avoid of Peet Swart, Executive Council Member, Mathematics was her favourite subject standing in front of them with a red face.” teaches Gr. 2 learners at a private school in growing up and it is also her favourite subject She also coaches netball after school. Alberton on the East Rand. to teach today. Her golden rule is to ensure Chantelle says she never participated in She graduated from the University of the that she is well prepared for each day. the sport. “I played hockey when I was at Witwatersrand (Wits) in March. “The lessons that I teach are worked out school. The school where I am employed, “I have a passion for children and for and scheduled a term in advance. That does does not have hockey teams so I had to Chantelle and Peet Swart teaching. I wanted to become a teacher not mean that I can sit back and enjoy the learn netball instead.”

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outh Africa has not made This is also a global phenomenon. significant strides to ensure Norway is the country with the least that women are represented gender inequality while Saudi Arabia is the in senior positions. Year after worst followed by Indonesia. year, research shows that Sexual harassment also continues to Smost senior executives in South Africa pervade the workplace globally. While it are men. In July last year, only one of the is true that most companies have policies Johannesburg Stock Exchange Top 40 that make it clear sexual harassment won’t companies had a female chief executive. be tolerated, many employees think their As many as 20% of South African companies are not sufficiently putting companies have no women in senior roles. policies into practice. Although women represent more than According to a recent publication by half of the country’s population, women the International Labour Organisation executives are underrepresented and (ILO) titled Ending violence and harassment underpaid. in the world of work it should be rare for The situation in our country is not 15%–17% a woman to be the only person at their unique. According to research published managerial level. THE ESTIMATED GENDER by McKinsey in the USA, the number PAY GAP IN SOUTH AFRICA Employers must ensure that hiring of women in management will increase and promotions are fair and don’t make by only 1% over the next decade if assumptions about what women with companies continue to hire and promote 19th in the global index report on gender on average, to be between 15% and 17%. families want or don’t want. women at current rates. inequality, with men still earning 2% more One of the implications in this regard is This can be achieved by offering The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) than women. that a South African woman would have employees flexibility and considering 2017 Global Gender Report findings According to another study conducted to work two months more than a man to creative ways to bring women who have revealed that gender parity is more than at the University of Johannesburg, the earn the equivalent salary he would earn taken a break in their career back into the 200 years away. South Africa is ranked South African gender pay gap is estimated, in a year. workplace. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A GROWING EPIDEMIC

omestic violence is a growing and widespread epidemic common ABUSED? GET HELP! in South Africa. The country has D People Opposed to one of the highest incidences of domes- Woman Abuse (Powa) tic violence in the world. Powa provides counselling, both On average, one in five South African telephonically and in person, women older than 18 has experienced temporary shelter for and legal physical violence, but the picture of help to women who have gender-based attacks varies according experienced violence. to marital status and wealth. Four in 10 • Phone 011 642 434/6 divorced or separated women reported physical violence, as has one in three Stop Gender Violence women in the poorest households. Run by LifeLine Southern Africa, This complex picture not only chal- Stop Gender Violence offers crisis lenges societal attitudes of patriarchy and counselling for women who have chauvinism, but also the effectiveness of been raped or abused. It also gives government programmes and interventions. It is reasoned that this is because advice and support to people who most women had no other alternative wish to help women who are in than to remain or return to the care of 40% need of help, and provides legal their abuser. and other available options. OF DIVORCED OR This tendency was highlighted in the • Phone 0800 150 150 SEPERATED WOMEN recent domestic violence incident where REPORTED PHYSICAL artist Bongekile “Babes Wodumo” were Childline South Africa VIOLENCE assaulted by her boyfriend, Mandla This non-profit organisation helps “Mampintsha” Maphumulo during her abused children and their families. live social media broadcast. Babes Wodumo was heavily criticised for Vetten says gender-based violence It deals with issues such as physical Several ministers and celebrities returning to her boyfriend and agreeing (GBV) shelters are underfunded, es- and sexual abuse, substance abuse, pleaded with Babes Wodumo not to to be featured in the song. pecially in Limpopo, North West and behavioural problems and trafficking, return to Mampintsha. He alleged that According to Lisa Vetten, researcher the Free State. The Department of and gives legal advice. she came home drunk and hit him first. and a Mellon Doctoral Candidate based Social Development currently funds 140 • Phone 0800 055 555 Later he apologised to her and the South at the Wits City Institute of the Univer- shelters for gender-based violence, but African public for hitting her and prom- sity of the Witwatersrand, government research shows that only half of these Family and Marriage ised to seek professional help. She stated is not doing enough to ensure adequate shelters accommodate women escaping Association of SA (Famsa) that she lost a friend in 2017 because provision of shelters for abused women domestic violence. Famsa provides counselling and of abuse and started using the hashtag in South Africa. As we commemorate Women’s Month education to help improve marriages #I’mwalkingaway. According to the findings of a research in August as a tribute to the more than and families. It helps in cases of Weeks after the much-publicised project of the National Shelter Movement 20 000 women who marched to the Union domestic violence and trauma, incident, the couple released a new song of South Africa (NSM) and the Heinrich Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest of divorces and mediation. There are titled Khona lyngane Lay’Ndlini (meaning Boell Foundation’s (HBF) there is not the extension of Pass Laws to women, 27 offices across the country. “There are children in the house”). This enough political will to prioritise the protec- think about the victims of domestic violence • Phone 011 975 7106/7 caused outrage on social media and tion of vulnerable women in the country. whose pain is met with silence.

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istory will be made on 26 July when all South Africans can take hands and join UNTU, Culture of “making do” undermines safety with the support of our af- he culture in the train operations modes of operations occur when tech- safety is jeopardised. filiated federation, Fedusa, to of the Passenger Rail Agency of nological systems fail to meet the levels “Degraded modes of operation Hbring the country to a complete standstill TSouth Africa (Prasa) to “work of service that are expected by staff and accidents are more likely to occur par- to force government to provide a safe and around” manual authorisation and “mak- managers. ticularly if employees acting under the reliable passenger rail service. ing do” with what is needed to maintain “Over time, operators develop ‘work imperative of on-time running are trying This historic moment will cut across all a passenger rail service, undermines arounds’ that help them to cope with to have the infrastructure perform more walks of life, age, race, political and union safety standards. these degraded modes. This had led to a efficiently than it is capable of doing.” orientation with one common goal: to This is consistent with the manage- culture of ‘making do’ where co-workers Furthermore, it can be difficult for provide all South Africans with a world- ment of Prasa who puts pressure on the try their best to maintain service provi- operational staff and maintenance teams class passenger rail system that remains operational teams to sustain the levels of sion despite system failures.” to accurately convey their tasks and the safest and cheapest form of public service and complicates fault reporting. The “making do” and “work arounds” priorities to co-workers who have little transport. These findings were made in a recent- undermine safety because services experience or understanding. During this strike action, all those ly published international study of Chris W continue to be operated without key el- It was found that abnormal or in- participating will contribute to alleviate Johnson and Christine Shea on the role ements of the supporting infrastructure. creased loadings can be tolerated for poverty and the unacceptable high levels of degraded modes of operation in the According to the study, organisations short periods provided that potential of inequality in our country by making it causes of accidents in rail and air traffic such as Prasa, place undue emphasis on hazards have been identified and possible for more South Africans to get management. operational priorities that persuade staff appropriate mitigations have been and retain decent jobs. According to the abstract, degraded to continue service provision even when introduced. The Section 77 certificate has been granted on the specific merits of an economic impact and implication. It “All workers, whether or not they are does not have the power to force the to consider the demands, President therefor protects all South Africans to commuters or employees of Prasa, should Presidency, the South African Police Service Ramaphosa never responded to it. embark on a protected strike and protest feel safe when they are travelling on trains. (SAPS) or the South African National Fedusa also called for the SANDF campaign due to the direct impact of the Even if only one person dies, it is one too Defence Force (SANDF) to participate in its to be deployed to safeguard platforms poor service of Prasa. many,” Mkhaliphi said. process. Prasa is a state-owned enterprise for commuters which could have led to Thembinkosi Mkhaliphi, Chief Director According to him, Nedlac is not of the funded with taxpayer’s money. an increase to Prasa’s rapidly declining at the Department of Labour, stated on opinion that a strike or any type of protest The ongoing efforts of the SAPS and revenue which is now a third less than behalf of the Steering Committee that action will solve this crisis, and that a Prasa has no impact on ground level. three years ago. Nedlac agrees that the state of rail safety solution will only be obtained if all parties The situation has deteriorated to such an Fedusa also called for the SANDF is a very important and a very serious commit to finding it. extent that the President was asked to to be deployed to safeguard state issue which can only be addressed by the However, Nedlac has reached the end of call out a National State of Emergency. infrastructure while the police should be President himself. the road because the Steering Committee Despite his personal promise to UNTU forced to prioritise rail safety.

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n UNTU I have a big brother policy to a zero-tolerance for alcohol. protecting me at work.” This I knew that you were not allowed to be “Our future depends is according to Lungile Mdluli drunk at work, but I was not drunk and on constant learning (30), an administrative offi- only used the syrup. I did not eat at all and developing cial in the safety department that day.” “Iof Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) in Witbank. Lungile managed to defend herself ourselves to our “UNTU’s Trade Union Representatives successfully. She was offered a twelve- full potential.” can make things happen. I love the unity in month final written warning. “I was so ~ Lungile Mdluli ~ the Union. I never get into trouble, but it relieved that I was off the hook, that is nice to know my back is covered.” I saw to it that I never make another She wanted to become a traffic mistake again. I resigned at SATAWU with official when she grew up in Barberton in immediate effect and joined UNTU.” Mpumalanga. After school Lungile studied A few years later Lungile shamed information technology and obtained a SATAWU when she discovered that certificate. deductions where being made unlawfully “I wanted to further my studies, but on their behalf. After a thorough my mother could no longer afford it. I had investigation by Transnet, it emerged that to start working and I got a job as a train she had uncovered a fraudulent SATAWU assistant at Transnet.” Trade Union Representative. SATAWU was first to recruit Lungile Lungile believes more should be done and her colleagues. “Soon I realised my to develop women and the youth both in mistake. I had the flu and I drank cough Transnet and in UNTU. syrup with alcohol in it during the night. “Our future depends on constant The next morning I had to do the routine learning and developing ourselves to our breathalyser. I blew red. full potential. All of us need to develop “I was in shock. I could not believe it. a diverse set of skills to equip us in the My then SATAWU representative said workplace.” there was nothing he could do for me. Lungile obtained a certificate in risk According to him I knew what I did and management through Unisa last year was guilty as charged. It was a dismissible and sees herself growing into the risk offence and I had to defend myself in my management department. disciplinary hearing. She is a single mother to a seven-year- “Back then I did not understand the old son.

Educating communities about safety

ebogo Maloba, a specialist train control officer at Transnet Freight TRail Pyramid South, is not your normal 21-year-old. She has a passion to ensure that safety comes first, at work and in her community in Theresapark, Pretoria. Tebogo obtained her national di- ploma in safety management in March this year and is currently busy with her BTech degree. “I realise one of our biggest draw- backs is that we don’t have a culture of safety. We don’t realise that by littering we are putting our safety in danger. There are too many gaps in the training provided on safety by the employer and employees are not educated well enough on the importance of putting safety first. “By putting safety first, we enhance the productivity of the company, we improve our personal well-being and it is conducive to the environment.” She decided to make a difference by offering her service to educate commu- Tebogo Maloba nities about safety at various non-profit Former Springbok organisations. “I want to leave a legacy for my four- Juggling between being a single moth- jog twice a day, I eat healthy and I drink visits UNTU Palms year-old son. I want to teach him that er, work, studies and volunteer work is lots of water.” education is his key to open doors, to not a big challenge for Tebogo. Tebogo sees herself growing into Former Springbok lock, Rudi “Vleis” Visagie, was be independent, to remain humble and “It is all about making sacrifices and a training and mentoring position in a guest at UNTU Palms earlier this year. He is to have principles and beliefs. He must planning your time very well. I plan a Transnet. considered as one of the greatest South African do all of this while always putting safety week in advance and stick to my schedule. When she is not working, she loves rugby players of all time. Cobus van Aswegen, first,” she says. I have time for my son, I have time to cooking, reading and going to church. maintenance manager of UNTU Palms, is a huge fan and made him feel right at home.

www.untu.co.za UNTU LABOUR REPORT | QUARTER 2 OF 2019 13 TUR Reuben is no ordinary young man

euben Maseko, UNTU Trade the day, having gotten what they wanted.” Union Representative (TUR) He believes UNTU is way ahead in the in Witbank in Mpumalanga, is game when it comes to transparency with no ordinary young man. He is its finances and mandating process. “I can very disciplined and does not see my vote counts.” Rbelieve in short cuts. He works hard to Reuben would like the Union to do reach the top. more to specifically develop youth and to Reuben (28) is the chief shed man assist young employees to develop within at the Witbank Depot. Growing up he the Union structures. dreamt of becoming a boilermaker as he He is not a pastor, but his community was surrounded by boilermakers. and his fellow colleagues think he is. After completing his matric, Reuben “That is because I am different from started working as a quality controller. the average young men of my age. I go to He had a hunger to further his studies church. and to achieve more. “I am the secretary of a non-profit “Six months later I got a job at organisation, New Way Youth, that assist Transnet as a train assistant and worked young people to find employment, to hard for my promotion to chief shed stay away from drugs and to fight against man.” any form of abuse. We also assist young He is a very dedicated and loyal UNTU people in townships around Witbank member. with career guidance. Young people “I can see that my Union goes to quite don’t know what they want to become,” an extent to train its TURs so that we are he says. able to enhance the service and assistance Reuben is married and is the father of we provide to our members. This enables two boys aged 5 and 7. TURs like me to assist members to When he is not working, he loves to overcome obstacles they might face in the work with wood in his garage. workplace.” “I can sit there the whole day, making Reuben loves assisting his fellow furniture. It is very creative and relaxing. employees. “There is no greater reward I also enjoy going fishing from time to Reuben Maseko than seeing people go home at the end of time,” he says. Not just another number at UNTU

NTU is Thabang Thabete’s (33) Union of choice because it takes Uexcellent care of and listens to its membership on ground level. “I was one of the UNTU members who complained about the quality of the golf shirt that was given to members. UNTU leadership took note of the mem- bers’ complaints and improved the quality of the T-shirt given to new members. “That is what I love about my Union. I have a voice. My voice counts. I am not just another number when it comes to my Union.” Thabang also learned not to be misled by the lies spread by rival unions about UNTU to try and get members to join them. “In 2010 after the strike at Transnet, Win one of members of SATAWU convinced me that UNTU sold us out and that we three CD’s! would get a 15% wage increase if we hree lucky UNTU members continue with the strike. I resigned and stand a chance to win the joined SATAWU. But I realised my Tlatest CD of Tsonga traditional mistake four days later and returned to artist, Captain Gacheni. my home before SATAWU could even Duncan Matje (29) aka Captain make the first deduction,” says Thabang. Gacheni will gift the CD’s to the first Thabang grew up in Dennilton in Thabang Thabete three UNTU members who send an Limpopo and wanted to become an e-mail to [email protected] electrical engineer. He got a bursary with the title of his new CD. through Transnet and is currently Transnet bursary to qualify himself in comparison in the treatment UNTU The title was revealed on the working as a Yard Official. another field. Trade Union Representatives receive from front page of UNTU’s previous He feels that Transnet does not He would like to get visits from the their members compared to rival unions. Labour Report. recognise him. He trained new recruits, leadership of the Union during wage “Our Union takes great care of us.” Duncan is a track worker at Prasa but they were promoted instead of him. negotiations to ensure members have a When this father of three girls is not Perway in Pretoria West and is a This discouraged him. realistic view of what to expect. working, he loves to watch cricket or go hard-working UNTU Trade Union Thabang has now decided to use a According to Thabang there is no fishing at the Witbank dam. Representative (TUR).

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PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SUPPORT SERVICES MARITIME MARITIME PRASA Wyndham Evans Hendrik Fourie Douw Dreyer EASTERN ZONE WESTERN ZONE CENTRAL ZONE Tel: 011 728 0120 Cell: 083 283 7482 Tel: 011 978 2737 Douglas Emery Trevor Wasserfall Casper Botha Cell: 082 566 5518 [email protected] Cell: 082 920 9450 / Tel: 043 700 2410 Tel: 021 449 2148 Cell: 063 687 4002 [email protected] 082 378 3130 Cell: 082 315 9826 Cell: 071 362 6219 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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PRASA PRASA RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT WESTERN ZONE EASTERN ZONE EASTERN ZONE CENTRAL ZONE CENTRAL ZONE CENTRAL ZONE Thamie Kwintshi Hardhaw Tikum Steven Leshabana Fisani Mabaso Linda Biljoen Scott de Koker Cell: 082 737 8922 Tel: 061 016 0862 Cell: 083 559 9419 Cell: 078 738 7296 Tel: 031 361 4318 Tel: 011 330 6061 [email protected] Cell: 083 756 4484 082 665 9559 Fisani.Mabaso@ Cell: 082 852 9478 Cell: 082 046 6815 [email protected] [email protected] transnet.net [email protected] [email protected]

RAIL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT RAIL ENGINEERING RAIL ENGINEERING RAIL ENGINEERING WESTERN ZONE WESTERN ZONE CENTRAL ZONE WESTERN ZONE EASTERN ZONE Russell Veitch Henk Smith Wielligh Meyer Clayten du Plessis Zonke Cebekhulu Tel: 051 408 2653 Tel: 023 348 4316 Tel: 012 842 6085 Tel: 041 994 2288 Tel: 035 906 7372 Cell: 079 495 7203 Cell: 071 363 3938 Cell: 063 687 3661 Cell: 078 212 6211 Cell: 082 567 6637 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] UNTU SECRETARIAT

GENERAL DEPUTY GENERAL MEDIA LIAISON & DEPUTY DEPUTY DEPUTY DEPUTY SECRETARY SECRETARY COMMUNICATION GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL Steve Harris FINANCE & ADMIN OFFICER & EDITOR SECRETARY SECRETARY SECRETARY SECRETARY Cell: 082 566 5516 Chris de Vos Sonja Carstens Cosmas Doncabe John Pereira Neels Haasbroek Dan Khumal0 [email protected] Cell: 082 857 7471 Cell: 082 463 6806 Cell: 082 922 3960 Cell: 079 501 6883 Cell: 082 904 2215 Cell: 072 558 1460 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

ORGANISER NATIONAL NATIONAL ORGANISER ORGANISER NATIONAL SENIOR ORGANISER DURBAN ORGANISER ORGANISER PORT ELIZABETH RICHARDS BAY ORGANISER ORGANISER CAPE TOWN Lucas Sabela JOHANNESBURG JOHANNESBURG Liam MacKay Alfred Mthethwa CAPE TOWN CAPE TOWN Tembile Cell: 073 025 0102 Maria Chonco Cando Tlhaole Cell: 072 603 9515 Cell: 079 220 3444 George le Roux Nkosinathi Bence Mgqolozana [email protected] Cell: 082 920 5305 Cell: 072 440 3944 [email protected] [email protected] Cell: 079 527 3087 Cell: 073 649 3006 Cell: 082 751 2165 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.untu.co.za UNTU LABOUR REPORT | QUARTER 2 OF 2019 15 Sun, sea & serenity

Listen to the sound of waves crashing down in the peaceful and tranquil surroundings of UNTU Palms, a family holiday resort situated just 120 km from Durban in Sunwich Port.

Accommodation Visitors can choose between renting the six-sleeper cabanas, eight-sleeper chalets or four-sleeper tents or bring their own caravans and camping gear to the 54-stand caravan park and enjoy the South Coast with its all-year-round brilliant sunshine, blue Indian Ocean, sub-tropical forests and stunning birdlife.

Members of SATU and SAPTU enjoy the same discounted rates as *UNTU members! Pensioners of these unions also qualify for discounts. RENT PER EXTRA SUPER CARAVAN & CAMPING SITES LUXURY REGULAR A TENT GUEST (MAX LUXURY STAND** 4 PEOPLE) UNTU members* R275,00 R220,00 R200,00 R275,00 R55,00 OUT OF SEASON Public R385,00 R330,00 R250,00 R385,00 R70,00

IN SEASON UNTU members* R550,00 R495,00 R440,00 R550,00 R55,00 April, Dec & Long weekends Public R660,00 R605,00 R550,00 R660,00 R70,00 R385,00 R330,00 R275,00 R385,00 R55,00 School holiday special UNTU members* June/July & Sept/Oct Public R440,00 R385,00 R330,00 R440,00 R70,00

** The Rent a Tent prices are for two people sharing with the option to extent to a maximum of 4 people. All other camping sites are for a maximum of six people. See prices for extra guests. Only one vehichle is allowed per camping site.

CABANAS & CHALETS CABANAS CHALETS PER EXTRA GUEST

UNTU members* R440,00 R495,00 R55,00 OUT OF SEASON Public R550,00 R660,00 R70,00

IN SEASON UNTU members* R825,00 R880,00 R55,00 April, Dec & Long weekends Public R935,00 R1045,00 R70,00 R605,00 R660,00 R55,00 School holiday special UNTU members* June/July & Sept/Oct Public R715,00 R825,00 R70,00

SEMI-PERMANENT RESIDENCY RATE PER MONTH PENSIONER MONTHLY RATE RATE PER MONTH

Chalets R11 000,00 Chalets & Cabanas R6 655,00 Cabanas R9 900,00 Super luxury campsite R2 970,00 Super luxury campsite R4 400,00 Luxury campsite R2 750,00 Luxury campsite R4 180,00 Regular campsite R2 420,00

Don’t miss out on this opportunity for a dream holiday and make your booking at UNTU Palms today. For bookings phone 039 681 3325 or e-mail [email protected] www.untupalms.co.za • Follow us on Facebook!