The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will hold its 15th elective national congress in June (3-6 June 2015) at Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg. The theme of the National Congress is "Back to Basics, Members First". The media is hereby invited to attend and report.

For accreditation purposes, members of the media can send their details i.e names, contact details and the name of the institution where they work to lmammburu@num.org.za

Due to the high security nature of the congress, it is vital that members of the media apply for their accreditation timeously. The NUM will not be able to entertain last minute request for accreditation.

Requests for accreditation will be acknowledged.

The full programme will be sent out soon to accredited journalists.

For more information, please contact:

Livhuwani Mammburu: Acting NUM National Spokesman: 083 809 3257