SECTORS Road Passenger Sector Coordinator: Zakhele Sibeko Membership: 4 500 Road Freight Coordinator: Tabudi Ramakgolo Union Membership: 20 000 Maritime sector Coordinator: Veronica Mesatywa Membership: 4 500 Security Sector: Coordinator: Jackson Simon Union Membership: 35 000 Cleaning sector Coordinator: Dolly Mlotshwa Union Membership: 6 000 Rail sector Coordinator: vacant Union Membership: 13 000 Aviation Sector Coordinator: Union Membership: 4 500 Toll Sector Coordinator: Tabudi Ramakgolo Union membership: 1000 Support Services: Coordinator: Nelson Lamikyi Union membership: 5 000 Legal Department: Name: Robert Matome Mokgalabone Birthplace: Bolobedu in Tzaneen Education: LLB ( University of Pretoria), B. Iuris ( University o the North) Professional Status : Attorney of the High Court of South Africa ( admitted March 2001) Hobbies: Relaxing , fishing and reading The legal department ensures that the trade union and its members get the best possible legal advice/ services. Its mandate is to co-ordinate legal activities in the union, representing members at the Labour Court as well as providing support to other union officials in dispute resolution at the CCMA and the various Bargaining Councils in all regions. Capacity building with regard to dispute resolution is also one of the main areas of focus of the legal department. Two comrades man this office. International Department: Name: Zanenceba Zittsman Tamela Nickname: Zico Position: International Secretary Birthplace: Mont Frere Education: BA Honours (History) University of Bristol (UK) Tholeni Junior Secondary and Ndamase State High School. International Office The major role of this office is to establish and coordinate SATAWU relations with other unions that cater for the sectors of transport, security and cleaning. We promote solidarity with comrades from other countries within the African continent and outside. These would be in promotion for instance of democracy or gender equity. It would also be an exchange of experiences and skills. "First of all we reregistered with ITF after our membership had lapsed during our time as SAHRU. This was a huge boost to our international image and we now are fully entrenched in the structures of the ITF and as such some of our comrades hold important positions at the ITF," Zico explained. SATAWU has even hosted events on behalf of the ITF such the ITF World Rail Conference which was the first of its kind on African soil. Next year we expect to host the World Congress of the ITF. Furthermore this office has helped SATAWU forge close links with comrades from Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Australia, Great Britain, Germany and Canada. Finance Department: Name: Dean Packery Birthplace: Pretoria Position: Head of Department - Finance Hobbies: reading, socializing, sport Education: B Compt degree Professional profile: served articles at a Johannesburg firm of Chartered Accountants. Dean has worked as an internal auditor for one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers; tax accountant for a paper manufacturing company and he is a member of CFA (SA). Media Department: Name: Ronnie Sandile Mamba Position: National Communications and Media Officer (HOD) School: Ghana Institute of Journalism, Elizabethtown College (USA) Stirling University (UK). Hobbies: Reading, writing, music and sport Media Office: This office generates copy that goes to media to give publicity to SATAWU activities. It is the newest of SATAWU's eight departments having been established in April. The department counts among its successes the establishment of the website, the SATAWU magazine and the relative ease with which media access information about this union. This also helps the general membership know that their union of choice has its thumb on the pulse. In the near future we envisage that this consistent media offensive will translate into growth in membership. Gender Department: Name: Leah Morumo. Birthplace: Benoni Position: Gender Officer Hobbies: Watching sport and socializing This department is essentially a structure to help capacitate women. It coordinates gender activities and highlights the struggle of our women comrades. It is through this department that concepts such as Gender mainstreaming are now part of the backbone of union policies. Education Department: Name: Mojalefa Michael Musi Birthplace: SOWETO Position: National Education Officer Hobbies: Reading, writing, jazz, sport. Education: Bachelor of Social Sciences (University of Natal, Durban) Post Graduate Diploma in Employment Law (UCT) Research Department: Head: Jane Barrett Birthplace: Johannesburg Marital status: Married This is the department that manages the research component of what SATAWU does. Its mandate is to interrogate issues in the public domain that pertain to transport and other related subjects. This then informs executive decisions taken by the union and directs the strategic growth of the organization.