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Sunday World reports that National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) president Dan Balepile is waging a battle against his deputy, who wants to unseat him from the top position.
The battle comes as the mine and construction workers’ union prepares to head into a national elective conference scheduled for 24 to 26 June when Balepile is expected to face off against his deputy, Phillip Vilakazi. The position of deputy president will also be contested, but not the general secretary and treasury positions, which are held by Mpho Phakedi and Helen Diatile, respectively. Last week it was reported that the NUM national executive recently had lifted the suspension of a high-ranking Mpumalanga official implicated in the missing R11-million of union funds. Mining firm Seriti Coal had mistakenly deposited the funds into the branch bank account instead of the national one. The union also disbanded an internal team it had appointed to investigate the missing millions. The money was supposed to be used to fund the training of members only, however a source alleged that the money was used instead to pay bogus service providers. On Friday, Balepile released a statement in which he slammed the news report, but said: “The matter cited in the press is being handled with the gravity it deserves. We have unanimously mandated an independent forensic investigation in line with our constitution and internal accountability mechanisms.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mpho Sibanyoni at Sunday World
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