National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union

NEHAWU

National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Johannesburg, Gauteng
Location	South Africa
Members	235,000
Key people	Mzwandile Makwayiba (president) Zola Sapetha (general secretary)
Affiliations	COSATU, WFTU, TUI-PAE[1]
Website	www.nehawu.org.za

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) is a trade union in South Africa. With a membership of 235,000 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 of Public and Allied Employees.^[3]

Leadership[]

General Secretaries[]

1987: Yure Mdyogolo

1988: Phillip Dexter

1994: Neil Thobejane

1998: Fikile Majola

2013: Bereng Soke

2017: Zola Saphetha

Presidents[]

1987: Bheki Mkhize

1990:

Vusi Nhlapo

2004: Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya

2010: Mzwandile Makwayiba

References[]

Notes

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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