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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.
The ANC Youth League, which is pushing hard for nationalisation, is at the centre of disputes within the ANC’s economic transformation committee.
Another politician’s sudden death adds to the madness in Mpumalanga’s politics.
The president of Sadtu has faced weeks of conflict, violence and condemnation, but remains committed to furthering working-class interests.
A teachers’ union congress dissolved into near chaos on Thursday when ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe addressed delegates.
Gwede Mantashe this week accused some ANC leaders of using "gate-keeping" to prevent new members with differing views from joining the party.
Economic policy change the core motivation for labour mass action, says general secretary.
Membathisi Mdladlana, the Labour Minister, wants the ANC’s national general council in September to discuss radical changes to the labour laws.
A senior Cosatu leader has expressed fear that the looming public-service strike will damage the federation’s good relations with Jacob Zuma.
Cosatu will meet Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi this weekend in a last bid to head off a looming wage strike.
Unions representing 1,3-million government employees have given PSA Minister Richard Baloyi until next week to improve the government’s wage offer.
The Cosatu general secretary remains in the firing line for criticising Zuma, while union leadership battles loom.
Trade union federation is planning fresh strike action, particularly within the public sector, to put pressure on President Jacob Zuma’s government.
Moves are afoot among supporters of Gauteng ANC chairperson Paul Mashatile and ANC Youth League leaders to replace Jacob Zuma at the 2012 conference.
Malema expected to allege that Mantashe is using disciplinary hearing as a way to ‘deal with this boy’
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was involved in a car accident this week that he and his associates believe was an assassination attempt.
The business interests of government officials pose the biggest threat to President Jacob Zuma’s administration, Cosatu warned this week.
The ANC was defiant this week about its involvement with Hitachi Power Africa, which secured a multibillion-rand contract with Eskom.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi insists his wife’s role in marketing financial products to union members is "no scandal".
Noluthando Vavi, wife of Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, is being paid R60 000 a month to market financial products to union members.
President Zuma, who personally intervened in the protests, has complained that government officials at other levels have not followed up on his work.
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/ 22 February 2010
ANC Communications boss Jackson Mthembu’s speaks to Matuma Letsoalo on the controversy around JZ’s love child.
The ANCYL in Mpumalanga has demanded a ban on politicians and government employees having interests in entities that do business wit the state.
Youth league president says ANC will take from Oppenheimers what belongs to the people.
The mandates of state-owned enterprises should not be tampered with, but the government must scrutinise their efficiency.
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/ 20 November 2009
<i>Matuma Letsoalo</i> spoke to the ANC secretary general about what came out of the tripartite alliance summit last weekend.
Gwede Mantashe spoke to the <em>Mail& Guardian</em> about some of the pressing challenges facing the new government and the ruling party.
High inflation, growing socioeconomic inequality and huge salary gaps are key factors in the rash of current and threatened strikes across the country
Matuma Letsoalo interviewed ANC Youth League president Julius Malema on the new succession battle in the tripartite alliance.
Trade union leaders are turning the screws on President Jacob Zuma’s new administration to pay state employees a living wage.
The <i> Mail & Guardian</i> learned recently that Jacob Zuma’s administration will expand national ministries from 28 to 32.