Dear valued member

As you are aware, the National Fund for Municipal Workers conducted trustee elections to fill three vacancies on the Board of Trustees. There were two vacancies in Gauteng and one in Mpumalanga.

The election process was conducted from July to October 2023 and members within these two provinces could participate in the elections. The elections were communicated using various communication platforms to ensure that the Fund reached the majority of the fund membership.

The closing date for the nomination of candidates was 4 August 2023. A vetting process was completed by the Fund to ensure the fitness and probity of nominees who qualify to stand for election into office as a Trustee of the NFMW. Voting opened on 5 September 2023, with members having the option to either submit a hard copy ballot form or use the online voting platform to cast their votes before the 29 September 2023 deadline.

The votes cast were validated for legitimacy, duplicates and spoilt votes removed, weighted according to the Rules of the Fund, and finally counted.

The following candidates received the highest number of votes and were duly elected as Trustees, with their five-year term commencing 1 November 2023.

MPUMALANGA

Mr Charles Antonio

Emalahleni Local Municipality

GAUTENG

Mr Katlego Maake

City of Tshwane Metro Municipality

GAUTENG

Ms Blossom Hlongwane

Sedibeng District Municipality

Our appreciation goes to all the candidates for taking part in this year’s elections and in ensuring a free and fair election process. A big thank you to our members for your active participation. Congratulations to our newly and re-elected trustees, we look forward to your valuable contribution to the continued success of the Fund.

Mr Lucky-Mor Mphuthi exited the Board of Trustees in October 2023, having been on the Board since November 2020. We thank Mr Mphuthi for his contributions to the NFMW during his tenure and wish him the best in his future endeavours.

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Messrs Louwrens Geldenhuys and James Nkuna who were the chairpersons of the Investment and Legal Committees, respectively. They are retiring from the Board, effective 31 October 2023, with an impeccable record of serving the Fund with the highest ethical and professional standards. Mr Geldenhuys and Mr Nkuna joined the Board on 1 September 2014 and 1 May 2018 respectively. Thank you for your unwavering commitment and passion to change people’s lives.

Regards,

Leslie Ndawana
Principal Executive Officer