Irvin Jim re-elected as Numsa general-secretary
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has elected its new leadership on the first day of its national congress in Cape Town.
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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has elected its new leadership on the first day of its national congress in Cape Town.
National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) General Secretary Irvin Jim and the union's President Andrew Chirwa have been re-elected to their positions unopposed at the union's national conference in Cape Town.
On Wednesday night, delegates at the event - which is viewed by some as taking place in contempt of a court interdict - nominated long-standing general secretary Irvin Jim and others unopposed.
Last week Judge Graham Moshoana granted the union's aggrieved leaders and members an urgent application to stop the election of new national leadership.
Labour Court Judge Graham Moshoana issued the ruling after a virtual hearing of the urgent application for leave to appeal on Wednesday evening.