Looking ahead, Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini calls on community and civil society action in the upcoming local elections.
Vavi in his speech claims that ‘workers’ have
created wealth which was hijacked.
The challenges facing Cosatu in the coming years amongst others is to build economy and alleviate the unemployment crisis and distribution of wealth.
Cosatu was launched in December 1985 after four years of unity talks between unions opposed to apartheid.
Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini reflects on the past 25 years in his address at the anniversary celebrations.
‘Tis the season to get together with family
and friends, writes <b>Nikiwe Bikitsha</b>.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi called on workers to prepare "for the mother of all battles" to be waged against labour brokers in 2011.
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/ 15 December 2010
Cosatu and the DA want the Auditor General to investigate the National Lottery’s allocation of R40-million to the National Youth Development Agency.
Zwelinzima Vavi has defended his call for SACP boss Blade Nzimande to resign from government at the Young Communist League national conference.
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/ 10 December 2010
ANC, Cosatu and youth league leaders have been lobbying for the appointment of Lucky Montana or Siyabonga Gama as chief executive officer.
Metal workers union has added its voice to rejection of government’s new growth path.
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/ 10 December 2010
South Africa’s provincial system will remain as is for now, but the nine provinces are likely to have their powers diluted.
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/ 7 December 2010
Cosatu denied its plea for SACP members to leave their legislature positions was an attempt to replace Blade Nzimande with Zwelinzima Vavi.
Cosatu says will not support corrupt and lazy candidates in the coming municipal election, but will support the ANC.
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/ 4 December 2010
The alliance between the ANC, Cosatu, SACP and SANCO remains the biggest force for national liberation, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said.
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/ 3 December 2010
The ANC faces an uphill battle in next year’s municipal elections.
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/ 19 November 2010
Telecommunications conglomerate ZTE Corporation has dismissed claims that it is using illegal Chinese immigrants to deliver a R2,9-billion contract.
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/ 8 November 2010
Cosatu voices their anger over Mpumalanga premier David Mabuza’s decision not to consult them on the provincial executive reshuffle.
Poor pupils already benefit from quality education at former whites-only schools.
With such little time left I have serious reservations that we will finish the syllabus. Even if we try to, it would be a rushed process’
Government has increased its wage raise offer to public sector workers in a bid to end crippling strikes across the country.
Cosatu has announced that it will not support the idea of a statutory media appeals tribunal.
Hospersa’s 72 000 members will join the public service sector national strike on Thursday after the union failed to reach a wage agreement.
Cosatu has vowed to push ahead with its public service strike next week, despite the government revising its pay offer to 7%.
Unions have rejected the latest offer from government, increasing the possibility of a public service strike next week which could shut down schools.
Last-ditch talks to avoid a strike that could see many schools stop teaching next week were postponed from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.
The public service and administration department said on Monday it would be meeting unions again this week in a bid to avert a potential strike.
Cosatu seems to lack the gumption; people’s movements are too localised; and popular anger is rising. So to whom can we turn for change?
In this extract from his book <i>A Paradox of Victory</i>, <b>Sakhela Buhlungu</b> describes how the trade union federation has changed.
The government must make public all the conditions attached to the World Bank’s loan of $3,75-billion to Eskom, Cosatu said.
ANC claims that service delivery protests are being coordinated came under fire this week and, as Gauteng erupted in further protests.
Journalists ask how youth league can access private information, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.