As soon as two or more branches are established in a region, the NEC shall convene a first regional congress for such a region.

A regional congress shall be convened by the REC once every four years thereafter and before the National Congress.

The regional congress shall be attended by Regional Office Bearers, Branch Office Bearers, and one delegate for every 150 members within the branch wherein these delegates shall be members in good standing and will be eligible for election as office-bearers.

The Regional Congress shall quorate when 50% of its expected branches are present and a further 50% plus one (1) of the total number of the expected delegates is present.

The Regional Office Bearers shall hold office for a period of four years or as otherwise decided by the Regional Congress in line with the constitution. The Provincial Office Bearers shall be eligible for re-election on termination of their period of office.

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