The five-year term of office for the seven member-elected Trustees expires at the end of 2025. The election process to elect seven new member Trustees is as follows:
The 7 member-elected Trustees are elected from the following constituencies:
We are now in the voting phase of the elections, which runs until 28 November 2025. If the Fund has your registered email address, you would have received an email with the link to the online voting platform. If we do not have an email address for you, a voting pack has been posted to you.
Meet the Nominees
Non-NUM principal pensioner nominees:
Wayne Smerdon
Roger Ketley
Jannie van der Walt
Dinesh Bhana
Barend van der Merwe
Alan Ashworth
Non-NUM working member nominees:
Phumeza Tshipana
Nomsa Mngadi
Megan Oosthuizen
Lebogang Tjale
NUM Working member nominees:
Joseph Soyizwaphi
Ayatu Mbewe
Alie Chauke
Two NUM principal pensioners have been nominated. As there are only two Trustees for this constituency, no election is required, and they will be announced together with the other successful candidates early in 2026.