Cosatu’s largest affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers’ of South Africa, will not campaign for the ANC next year nor support them financially.
The ANC has drawn on the power of Nelson Mandela’s name to attract voters into the Tlokwe by-elections driven away by party infighting.
The ANC has won all six contested wards in the Tlokwe by-elections to take back control of the embattled municipality.
The ANC says it knows who was behind the booing of President Jacob Zuma at the memorial service of Madiba and the Gauteng renegades are in its sights.
The DA and the ANC can now only wait for the outcome of Tlokwe by-election voting after a fierce battle for control over the municipality.
Residents of Tlokwe are voting in by-elections to decide whether the ANC regains control of the municipality.
President Jacob Zuma has announced the Union Buildings amphitheatre will change its name to honour Nelson Mandela.
President Barack Obama has paid tribute to Nelson Mandela at his national memorial, thanking South Africans for sharing him with the world.
The appearance of Jacob Zuma’s face on a large screen at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela has sent a sustained boo rolling through the crowds.
Minister of Public Service and Administration Lindiwe Sisulu has spoken about her close bond with the Mandela family.