Numsa may find a home at the other end of the political spectrum.
Cosatu admits it is facing financial difficulties, and is looking for long-term solutions to arrest the dire situation.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi may feel the wrath of the union federation for not attending its central executive committee meeting.
Party spin doctors reportedly want to ‘reclaim’ the public broadcaster to polish the president’s halo.
"We [the ANC] are not ashamed of cadre deployment. We will continue to implement it without fail," says the Free State premier.
In a speech that was occasionally interrupted by the EFF, Premier David Makhura promised an injection of billions of rands into several initiatives.
Economic Freedom Fighters and Democratic Alliance MPs sat stony-faced as the president delivered his reply to the Sona debate.
Hundreds of ANC members paid their respects to Dumisa Ntuli, spokesperson for ANC Gauteng who died in a car accident last week.
President Jacob Zuma said the "War Room", established in December, was working with Eskom to stabilise electricity supply and contain load shedding.
Dumisa Ntuli died in a traffic collision on February 8 near his home in Albertsdal in the East Rand. He was 47.