ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says it is up to the trade union federation to "smell the coffee and reverse its decision".
From sad faces to a "smiling pile of poo", Alistair Fairweather looks at how these symbols have seeped into every form of textual communication.
Cosatu and the country are at a crossroads when legitimate dissent becomes a crime, thereby threatening the very essence of democracy.
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Evidence given at the inquiry by government’s head of acquisitions during the arms deal might contain at least one controversy previously introduced.
Experts argue that one of the main obstacles to South Africa’s nuclear ambitions is the cost, even with innovative financing models.
Numsa’s Irvin Jim says the union will lobby its members to reject the expulsion and will forge ahead with its plans to launch a “united front”.
The president has stood by his decision to fire Bheki Cele who, in 2012, launched a court application against a report used to fire him from his job.
Political parties and civil society have gathered in Ouagadougou to hammer out a handover plan after the ousting of president Blaise Compaoré.
Nico Bezuidenhout has been appointed as acting CEO of South African Airways to stand in for suspended CEO Monwabisi Kalawe.