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Cosatu bemoans ‘unfair’ load shedding scheduling

The country has been hit hard over the past few weeks by a crippling electricity crisis which has led to the re-introduction of scheduled power cuts. However, there has been criticism over the manner in which load shedding has been enforced, with claims of prejudice towards poorer communities. As a[…]

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Cosatu wants Eskom probed

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown must investigate the crises within Eskom, Cosatu said on Tuesday. “The Congress of SA Trade Unions calls on the minister to investigate the root causes of the problems in Eskom and take stern action against those who have failed to do their job to ensure[…]

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SCA sentences former Fidentia boss to jail

Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was sentenced on Monday to in effect 15 years in jail after the Supreme Court of Appeal set aside his previous sentence for fraud. Brown received 15 years’ imprisonment on each of two fraud charges. The sentences would run concurrently. The National Prosecuting Authority[…]

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ANC to urge alliance to push for Cosatu unity

The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) has decided to seek input from its alliance partners to help resolve the turmoil in Cosatu, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. “The NEC agreed that the task team must work hard for unity and cohesion in Cosatu,” he told reporters in Johannesburg.[…]

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‘Political approach’ needed for Cosatu

The ANC has stepped in once again to help embattled Cosatu deal with the internal struggles which have divided the trade union federation. This included the charges against its general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Sidumo Dlamini told reporters in Johannesburg on Thursday. “The ANC-led[…]

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Numsa, supporting unions file court papers

Numsa and its seven supporting unions have filed papers in the High Court in Johannesburg in a bid to get Cosatu to hold a special national congress. “We have jointly filed papers with other affiliates to demand convening of the special national congress,” Numsa spokesman Castro Ngobese said on Wednesday.[…]

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‘Misinformation’ about crisis in Cosatu: Dlamini

There has been a “misinformation campaign” about what constitutes the real crisis in Cosatu aimed at defocusing it, Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini said on Friday. “There has been an attempt to steal Cosatu away from its course… by deliberate misinterpretation or selective implementation of its policies to suit an agenda[…]

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Cosatu “in tatters”: Vavi

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has admitted that the trade union federation is in trouble, The Star reported on Friday. “Cosatu today is in tatters and absolutely in trouble. Factionalism is tearing it apart,” Vavi was quoted as saying at a memorial service in Sasolburg on Thursday. “When we see[…]

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Vavi writes letters to Cosatu affiliates

The decision taken by the Cosatu central executive committee to expel Numsa from the trade union federation has “momentous implications”, general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Tuesday. “I am ready to admit that at times I have had to articulate views that contradicted my own, but always with the firm[…]

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Dlamini takes swipe at former Cosatu leaders

Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini on Tuesday took a swipe at former leaders of the trade union federation who criticised it for expelling Numsa. “Get off Cosatu, stay away from Cosatu,” he said during a briefing in Johannesburg. Dlamini was referring to former Cosatu general secretaries Mbhazima Shilowa and Jay Naidoo.[…]

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