The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) invites members of the media to apply for accreditation for its 18th National Elective Congress, taking place from 24-26 June 2025. The Congress will be held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg.

This year’s Congress is organised under the theme: “The Epoch For The Dictatorship of The Proletariat Now Or Never.”

The Congress will serve as a critical platform to debate the challenges confronting workers in the mining, construction, energy and metal sectors. It will also address the current political and economic landscape in South Africa.

Distinguished delegates will include leaders from the Congress of South African

Trade Unions (COSATU), the South African Communist Party (SACP), the African National Congress (ANC), and other fraternal organisations from South Africa and abroad.

Accreditation Details: Members of the media who wish to cover the Congress must apply for accreditation by submitting their full name, ID number, and the name of their media house to the officials listed below.

The deadline for accreditation applications is Friday, 21 June 2025.

A detailed programme will be distributed to all accredited journalists closer to the date.

For accreditation and further information, please contact:

Livhuwani Mammburu NUM National Spokesperson Cell: 083 809 3257 Email: mammburuu@gmail.com

Luphert Chilwane NUM Media Officer Cell: 083 809 3255 Email: lchilwane@num.org.zaThe National Union of Mineworkers

7 Rissik Street. Cnr Frederick
Johannesburg

Tel: 011 377 2111

Cell: 083 809 3257