Zwelinzima Vavi is ready to fight for or against Cosatu, and he is leaving the decision of the direction of the battle in the hands of workers.
With mounting debts hanging over its head, the future existence of the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union remains under threat.
The union federation is spending far more on the trappings of power and lavish lifestyles for its leaders than on its own workers.
The internal money problems are probably most damaging, as they reveal a state of financial mess more dire in magnitude than what Vavi is accused of.
Any show of support for the expelled general secretary could cost Cosatu employees and leaders their jobs.
Allegedly the main reason for Vavi’s expulsion was his "failure to fulfil his duties as secretary".
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi will not be resigning and says he will return to the trenches to try and mobilise workers.
Jacob Zuma has admitted that the state of the ANC’s leagues is a weakness within the organisation and has called on leaders not to interfere.
President Jacob Zuma has chastised leaders for sowing divisions within the tripartite alliance, and has called for a retreat to iron out the issues.
Saccawu is being sued for R30-million by its provident fund but has been given a last chance.
The trade union federation wants the government to fire senior fat cats to fund civil servant wage hikes.
The statements "seek to distort the findings" of the report by the commissioner who was tasked to conduct an inquiry into the affairs of Pamodzi.
Numsa may find a home at the other end of the political spectrum.
Cosatu admits it is facing financial difficulties, and is looking for long-term solutions to arrest the dire situation.
Cosatu’s Bheki Ntshalintshali says the report also shows that the auditors had not been able to meet Zwelinzima Vavi, despite attempts to do so.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi may feel the wrath of the union federation for not attending its central executive committee meeting.
Radical white students played an important role in opposing apartheid and paved the way for Cosatu.
As the president’s State of the Nation address draws near, the federation is asking for extra government spending to boost the ailing economy.
Most commentators have got the idea of the United Front wrong, and many important points from the national congress in December were overlooked.
Numsa’s general secretary Irvin Jim reiterates that Numsa won’t convert to a "political party", and will remain inspired by Marxism-Leninism.
Zwelinzima Vavi says union leaders must stop acting like bosses who can make decisions without touching base with their union members.
Cosatu’s general secretary says the way towards unity is to have Numsa reinstated and to hold a special national congress "sooner rather than later".
Unions are going out of business, presenting the ANC with a political and economic dilemma.
A special national congress will be held by trade union Cosatu next year, and sources say Zwelinzima Vavi will not be removed.
Cosatu’s proposed minimum is being taken seriously because of its place in government.
The biggest losers in the Cosatu-Numsa battle seem to be the ANC, SACP and Cosatu – and the real price is set to come in the 2016 municipal elections.
The union federation’s rising professional class is out of step with its hard-pressed, unskilled members.
If the tripartite parties’ interests have diverged, then the parties should diverge. Rather give the voters a democratic contestation of issues.
Unions had stopped growing at the same pace as the workforce long before Numsa’s exit from trade union federation Cosatu.
Before its expulsion, Numsa’s 350 000 members paid an affiliation fee of R2.92, amounting to over a million rand that Cosatu will lose monthly.
Three and a half days after a vote to expel Numsa from Cosatu, a formal letter it received was not signed by Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.
The unions will consult members before participating in any Cosatu meetings, and talks of forming an alternate federation have not been ruled out.