Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is available to take on the position of president of the ANC in 2017 should he garner enough support to do so. “It would be very humbling to get into a key position like that, to lead,” said Ramaphosa. “I am available to stand,”[…]
By Ra-ees Moerat After the leadership of Cosatu gathered last week, the trade union made public its findings on service delivery in the Western Cape. Regional secretary of Cosatu, Tony Ehrenreich says that the score allocations for service delivery in the Western Cape are based on the audit conducted by[…]
The ANC has slammed its alliance partner Cosatu for publicly expressing their preference for party deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa as a replacement for ANC president Jacob Zuma. “We have noted some interested parties that have expressed publicly their preferences. These preferences do not help to bolster and foster unity in[…]
Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini has warned the ANC to stop abusing the labour federation’s loyalty or risk the failure of both institutions. “We need to take each other seriously. If we don’t, we create a situation where we all shall fall, and I don’t think any of us want that,”[…]
As the cost of living rises, parents are increasingly forced to juggle their career and time spent with their families. In a bid to redress the limited time that fathers are able to spend with their children, a number of organisation, including Sonke Gender Justice and the Congress of South African[…]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) plan to stage a march against bread companies next week after increases in bread prices over the last few months. Bread prices have not decreased after wheat has gone down by 12% and COSATU has demanded to know the reason there is[…]
The local government election results should serve as a warning to the African National Congress and its alliance partners to listen, Cosatu said on Friday. “This was a final warning shot to the movement. We must listen, the people they are saying the movement must rid itself of factionalism and[…]
Members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) gathered in protest at the Civic Centre on Tuesday to highlight safety concerns and the ineffective public transport system in Cape Town. Workers left their workplaces at 12pm to join in on the protest action and handed the City of[…]
The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it will encourage its member unions that represent 1.9 million workers ranging from teachers to miners to balance wage demands with the need to preserve jobs when salary negotiations in their industries begin. “You don’t want to get an increase and then[…]
The structures of the tripartite alliance are not what they should be, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said in Cape Town on Thursday. “Except for during elections and in the build up to conferences, the alliance does not have a coherent and consistent programme of action,” said Ramaphosa in a speech[…]
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