NUMSA leaders keep their posts

Top NUMSA leaders will retain their posts after they were nominated unopposed at their national congress in Cape Town on Monday.

Outspoken general secretary Irvin Jim‚ his deputy Karl Cloete and president Andrew Chirwa were all nominated uncontested.

Mphumzi Maqungo will also retain his position as national treasurer of the union.

Basil Cele will take over as first deputy president from Christine Olivier who will step down after this congress.

Cele is currently the second deputy president.

Puleng Phaka and Ruth Ntlokotse will vie for the position of second deputy president.

Nominations for all the posts were closed after the Eastern Cape branch made the proposal on Monday afternoon.

The results will be made public on Thursday.

- TMG Digital/Sunday Times