This week, the DA has march drama, Zwelinzima Vavi threatens to sue Cosatu, France and the US get cozy, and an exhibition is plagued by disagreements.
Threats of suspension or expulsion have failed to shake the nine Cosatu affiliates that want the union federation’s president Sdumo Dlamini removed.
Zwelinzima Vavi says he intends on suing the union federation and an auditing firm for defamation after a report on his conduct was made public.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says he will not respond to the merits of a forensic report released as he had not seen it.
Numsa leader Irvin Jim has threatened to take Cosatu to court over its central committee’s refusal to hold a special national congress.
After declining a request for a special conference, Cosatu has asked its largest affiliate to provide reasons for not being suspended – or expelled.
The Cosatu central executive committee has decided not to hold a special congress, despite a request from nine of the federation’s affiliates.
Numsa is planning its break with the ANC carefully, if its political school is much to go by, and preparing the way for a distinct labour movement.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi wants to testify at the Khayelitsha commission following a relative’s murder in the area.
Cosatu affiliates at loggerheads with union federation bosses will still vote with their hearts, for the ANC.
Cosatu affiliates have given the trade union federation a deadline to convene a special congress or face "extraordinary measures".
The Democratic Alliance is waiting for the police to give it the go-ahead for its fight-for-jobs march to the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters.
Cosatu has denied any involvement in leaking suspended general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi’s charge sheet to the media.
KwaZulu-Natal Cosatu secretary Zet Luzipo called on the federation’s affiliate members with grievances about ANC policies to engage with the party.
Zwelinzima Vavi says the leak of Cosatu’s charge sheet against him to the M&G was selective and unfair, intended to make the charges "stick like mud".
From using Cosatu credit cards for flights to bringing the party into disrepute, Zwelinzima Vavi’s charge sheet confirms that Cosatu wants him out.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa may become the first mass worker’s party to oppose the ANC, writes Jane Duncan.
Cosatu has not written off suspended general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, says the trade union federation, despite handing him a charge sheet.
The suspended Cosatu general secretary has received a charge sheet from the trade union federation, five months after being put on special leave.
Workers should think about how to politically organise themselves so they are represented in government, says Zwelinzima Vavi.
Disillusioned ANC backers feel they don’t have credible options, and a union-based body à la Brazil’s Workers’ Party could rebalance SA’s democracy.
Cosatu’s suspended general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi’s recent activity on a social media platform shows a lack of discipline, says Gwede Mantashe.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has denied claims that he met with Numsa and Cosatu’s suspended general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.
Despite Numsa announcing that it won’t campaign for the ANC any longer, the SACP and CWU have pledged their support for the ruling party.
Gwede Mantashe says the ANC’s 2014 manifesto will surprise no one. But will Jacob Zuma survive the boos as the party campaigns for election support?
Zwelinzima Vavi says he will not become an ANC MP because he does not want to abandon the working class of South Africa.
Analysts have said the youth wage subsidy, which came into effect on January 1, will only bring short-term relief.
The Employment Tax Incentive Act, known as the youth wage subsidy, has come into effect despite opposition from Cosatu.
Cosatu’s largest affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers’ of South Africa, will not campaign for the ANC next year nor support them financially.
Companies may be able to benefit from the Employment Tax Incentive Act from as early as January, after President Jacob Zuma signed the Bill into law.
Zwelinzima Vavi says Jacob Zuma has ignored festering corruption within government while failing to abate the country’s unemployment crisis.
A speaker at Numsa’s special congress, Sakhela Buhlungu, says ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has to answer for the Marikana massacre.