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/ 17 October 2009
Cosatu has called for a full investigation into the A400M military transport plane deal, which will reportedly cost the taxpayer an extra R30-billion.
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/ 16 October 2009
Cosatu members on Friday threatened a sit-in if the Hernic Ferrochrome mine in North West failed to ban labour brokers.
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/ 16 October 2009
The battle lines have been drawn between moderates and leftists in the ANC following a stern warning by ANC president Jacob Zuma.
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/ 10 October 2009
The ANC said on Friday it had “read with regret” comments in the <i>M&G</i> attributed to national executive member Billy Masetlha.
Cosatu affiliates protested against labour brokering on Wednesday and threatened strikes if the practice was not ended.
Cosatu members will hold demonstrations countrywide on Wednesday to demand the banning of labour brokers.
President Jacob Zuma is seeking advice on whether giving the economic development ministry more policy-making powers would be illegal.
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/ 26 September 2009
Military trade unions were a constitutional right, and one worth fighting the government for, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Friday.
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/ 24 September 2009
The Congress of South African Trade Unions will push for a complete overhaul of the content and alignment of the national planning commission.
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/ 23 September 2009
Public servants cannot have private business interests, Zwelinzima Vavi told Cosatu’s 10th national congress on Wednesday.
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/ 23 September 2009
Alliance partners and the media must remember the importance of Sanco, the organisation’s deputy president, Lemias Mashile, said on Wednesday.
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/ 23 September 2009
Cosatu is opposed to a planning minister, as outlined in the green paper released by the Minister in the Presidency earlier this month.
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/ 22 September 2009
Cosatu began plotting the direction it will be taking during the next three years at its 10th national congress in Midrand on Tuesday.
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/ 18 September 2009
The Congress of South African Trde Unions has declared war on Trevor Manuel, accusing him of trying to take over the running of the country.
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/ 17 September 2009
A Cosatu statement that Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel could become a de facto ”imperial” prime minister was unfortunate, the ANC says.
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/ 15 September 2009
Cosatu has refused to speak out about a proposal on the unionising of prostitutes, which is expected to be put to its national congress next week.
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/ 8 September 2009
There is no rift between the SACP and Cosatu over the issue of ministerial cars, the organisations said on Tuesday.
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/ 4 September 2009
Cosatu has dropped its Equality Court complaint against Western Cape Premier Helen Zille, saying it recognises her commitment to gender equality.
The recent report of the Commission for Employment Equity is a ”shocking indictment” of the private business sector, Cosatu said on Monday.
Cosatu on Friday backed off from its Equality Court demand that Western Cape Premier Helen Zille reconstitute her male-dominated cabinet.
Judicial Service Commission advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza and Cosatu’s row over a contract with the environmental department has taken a new turn.
The number of deaths in South African mines is a national disgrace, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Friday.
The powerful Congress of South African Trade Unions reiterated its demand on Saturday that the country’s inflation targeting policy be reviewed.
Congress of South African Trade Unions president Sdumo Dlamini called on KwaZulu-Natal’s striking doctors to go back to work on Friday.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi on Tuesday blamed apartheid for the current state of the education system, despite 16 years under a new democratic regime.
Cosatu keeping closer tabs on government through a shadow cabinet is likely to cause friction within the ruling alliance, political analysts say.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions voiced anger on Thursday over a surprise central bank decision to keep interest rates on hold.
Cosatu and the SACP on Monday criticised Trevor Manuel for suggesting that unions were exacerbating the global economic crisis by going on strike.
Gwede Mantashe has criticised the Congress of South African Trade Union’s weighing in on the ANC’s leadership succession.
Whether he serves a second term as president of the ANC is a decision left to the party, President Jacob Zuma told the SABC on Friday.
South African President Jacob Zuma is being pushed into confrontation by unions demanding an economic policy shift to the left.
President Jacob Zuma will serve more than one term despite having previously said he planned to step down after five years, Cosatu said on Friday.