Former Port Elizabeth mayor Ben Fihla has been made an additional special adviser to Premier Phumulo Masualle at a salary of almost R1m a year.
Heated correspondence shows the fight for state contracts at SA’s passenger rail agency and suggests pressure exerted to pay an ANC-aligned supplier.
Passenger Rail Agency of SA CEO Lucky Montana has been dismissed — apparently for his statements attacking the board.
Support for the trade union federation’s ex-general secretary seems to be waning and his allies splintering.
In an ultimate test of numbers, those loyal to Vavi and Numsa have been defeated in round one of the Cosatu congress.
Cosatu’s special national congress began on Monday with the media being kicked out before the formal programme began.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says independent judges need to be respected and that the ANC welcomes the meeting with Chief Justice Mogoeng.
The communist party leader is seen by some as a saviour and by others as a demon.
Eight rebel unions who sympathise with Numsa and Vavi are working with them to try to force a discussion about the transformation of Cosatu.
Cosatu’s ally, the South African Communist Party, blames Cosatu’s debilitating divisions on their extensive inverstment portfolio.