The decision for national chair Gwede Mantashe to address delegates in order to avoid the president being ‘embarrassed’ was allegedly made just hours before the congress started
A paper presented at its congress shows Cosatu leaders may have drunk too much ANC Kool-Aid.
Could Cosatu’s new general secretary be the answer to its recent troubled history?
ANC head of economic transformation Enoch Godongwana insists Cosatu’s recent resolution is not economically viable and borders on unconstitutional.
Could the new Cosatu general secretary, Bheki Ntshalintshali, be the answer to its recent troubled history?
Addressing the Cosatu national congress, Nzimande launched a veiled attack against factions he believes are trying to derail the tripartite alliance.
Despite resistance from Fawu, five out of six national leaders retained their positions uncontested – Zwelinzima Vavi the only exception.
Despite resistance from Fawu, five out of six national leaders retained their positions uncontested – Zwelinzima Vavi the only exception.
Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini says the organisation needs more money than it has to fund its national congress.
Cosatu’s special national congress began on Monday with the media being kicked out before the formal programme began.
The third special national congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP) saw some classic rethoric.
Barely a month after the ANC intervened to broker truce within the embattled labour federation, unions have taken the Cosatu president to court.
A poll says South Africans preferred Kgalema Motlanthe as their leader but last week’s Cosatu congress went in favour of Jacob Zuma — who will prevail?
Tuned out of the endless coverage of Cosatu’s conference this week? No matter, here’s everything you need to know in five snarky points.
Defiant NUM delegates set alight a pile of documents outside the Cosatu conference venue and sang pro-Zuma songs. Watch the videos.
Cosatu’s conference is over, its leadership unchanged and Mangaung lies ahead. Watch our weekly live video featuring your questions and our reporters.
He’s pushing for the sort of change that transformed Brazil, but analysts reckon only one leader can take South Africa there: Zwelinzima Vavi himself.
Police brutality, the rapacious salaries of mining bosses and the plight of the NUM were a feature of heated debates at Cosatu’s national congress.
Zwelinzima Vavi has appealed to ANC members pushing for leadership change to abandon the idea and focus on unity and improving the lives of the poor.
Jacob Zuma has made big statements to Cosatu delegates, pronouncing on Marikana and the textbooks crisis, and boasting of the ANC’s service delivery.
The nominations of Cosatu’s national congress failed to deliver in the election drama stakes: all six positions have remained uncontested.
After all the speculation of who would unseat general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and president Sdumo Dlamini, the top six positions were uncontested.
The M&G has come under attack from Cosatu for "quoting selectively" from a leaked political report. Here is the full report for you to decide.
President Jacob Zuma’s announcement of a "new trajectory for land reform in South Africa" is nothing new, according to trade unionists.
The battle for Cosatu is on a knife edge. This week its central committee postponed debates as lobby groups pulled it in different directions.
The relationship between Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and the ANC Youth League may play a crucial role in Vavi’s political career.
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/ 26 September 2009
The mood at the congress had been contentment: the militancy that was tangible at the last congress appeared to have gone.
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/ 21 September 2009
Cosatu will push for pro-poor economic policies and changes at the central bank when it meets with its members and political allies on Monday.