Mugwena Maluleke

Mugwena Maluleke (born 1963) is a South African trade union leader.

Born on a farm in Mookgopong, Maluleke worked in the tobacco fields as a child. He qualified as an English and maths teacher in 1985, and began working in Tshwane. He became involved in the anti-apartheid campaign, and joined the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). In 1993, he took part in a strike, which led to his vicitimisation by the government.[1][2]

Maluleke later became headteacher at Rodney Mokoena Secondary School in Soshanguve.[1] He was elected as secretary of SADTU's Soshanguve branch, then became its deputy secretary for Gauteng. He next became a full-time negotiator for the union, then served for ten years as its national treasurer.[3] In 2009, he was elected as the general secretary of SADTU.[1] In 2024, he was additionally elected as president of Education International.[2]

Maluleke has seven children and has a masters' degree in business administration.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Newsmaker – Sadtu: We're not to blame". News 24. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Mugwena Maluleke to represent the world's educators as Education International's new President". Education International. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mohlala, Thabo (9 October 2009). "The reinvention of SADTU". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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