| Formation | 1986 |
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| Dissolved | 1996 |
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ThePost and Telecommunication Workers' Association (POTWA) was atrade union representing workers in the communications industry inSouth Africa.
The union was founded in January 1986 inSoweto, led byKhabisi Mosunkutu. It had 10,000 members by the end of the year, and soon affiliated to theCongress of South African Trade Unions.[1][2] By 1993, it had grown to 23,081 members.[3]
In May 1996, it merged with the Post Office Employees' Association, and the South African Post Telecommunication Employees' Association, to form theCommunication Workers Union.[4]