In Conversation With Lwazi Nkolonzi, National spokesperson for NEHAWU

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union, commonly known as NEHAWU, is gearing up for a major gathering. From the 26th to the 29th of June 2026, the union will convene its 13th National Congress at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg. Under the theme, ‘Advance Workplace Organisation to Defend Collective Bargaining, Heighten Class Consciousness and Advance Internationalism,’ the congress aims to tackle pressing political, socio-economic, and organizational issues facing the working class. With over 750 delegates expected to attend, and addresses lined up from key tripartite alliance partners like the ANC and SACP, as well as international labour bodies the stakes are incredibly high.