Cosatu’s president has confirmed that the trade union is investigating claims that Zwelinzima Vavi breached the conditions of his suspension.
Cosatu leaders have agreed to hold a special congress to deal with deepening divisions within the organisation, according to sources.
The number of strikes last year in South Africa hit a five-year high, with the mining sector accounting for 82.4% of them, says the labour department.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi has said sorry after it was reported that the suspended general secretary used the word "nopatazana".
The ANC has launched its draft elections manifesto based on the National Development Plan, despite widespread criticism from its allies.
Union Saccawu is the fifth Cosatu affiliate to write a letter to the federation president Sdumo Dlamini, calling on him to convene a special congress.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has filed papers at the South Gauteng High Court to challenge his suspension from the trade union federation.
Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini says Zwelinzima Vavi breached his suspension conditions when he spoke to striking Numsa workers this week.
Irvin Jim says Gwede Mantashe and Blade Nzimande won’t be approached for advice on federation matters because they are causing divisions.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says he’s concerned about state agencies allegedly being abused to smear individuals.
Cosatu and the DA have called for a police investigation into the alleged arson attack at Luthuli House, the ANC’s headquarters.
Cosatu has been served with legal papers challenging the suspension of its general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, its affiliate Numsa says.
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A divided Cosatu is gearing up for an alliance showdown over the National Development Plan.
The South African Communist Party has lashed out at "vigilante unions" and warned that a divided and weakened Cosatu could be dangerous for SA.
President Jacob Zuma believes Cosatu still has a critical role to play in the ANC.
Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini may become powerful as an ally of Jacob Zuma, but he’ll see a fate similar to Zwelinzima Vavi, say political analysts.
Cosatu’s president has been thrust into the spotlight since Zwelinzima Vavi’s much publicised struggle at the federation. So who is Sdumo Dlamini?
The ANC would drift to the right if the working class opted to abandon the party, says party secretary general Gwede Mantashe.
Denying making references to Zwelinzima Vavi, Cosatu’s Sdumo Dlamini has criticised union members for using courts to settle internal disputes.
The Food and Allied Workers’ Union has called for an urgent Cosatu special congress to fast-track the removal of its president, Sidumo Dlamini.
State security says it has no knowledge of the Vavi report and is sure South African intelligence agencies were not involved in its creation.
Embattled Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has hit back at the federation’s leaders by alleging they circulated a report to discredit him.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has vowed to challenge his suspension from the trade union federation.
The isolation of Cosatu’s general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is said to foreshadow a split in trade union federation’s ranks.
The Economic Freedom Fighters have warned that all those with a radical agenda will be isolated and portrayed as anti-ANC leading up to the elections.
Zwelinzima Vavi has been released from all his official duties as general secretary of Cosatu pending an investigation.
Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini has confirmed that general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has been placed on special leave.
Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi has been put on special leave following a central executive committee meeting.
Thobile Ntola, president of teacher union Sadtu, has become the first casualty of the intense battle to remove the federation’s Zwelinzima Vavi.
Some people are bent on tarnishing the reputation and image of Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, says The Municipal Workers’ Union.
As Cosatu meets to decide on Zwelinzima Vavi’s fate, the spotlight will fall on the union’s divisive policies and its alliance with the ANC and SACP.