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/ 14 January 2011
The absence of Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi from the ANC’s birthday celebrations marks a low point in the alliance relations.
Vavi in his speech claims that ‘workers’ have
created wealth which was hijacked.
‘Tis the season to get together with family
and friends, writes <b>Nikiwe Bikitsha</b>.
Cosatu is not denouncing government’s new draft labour legislation, but rather bracing for a fight with labour brokers, it says.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi called on workers to prepare "for the mother of all battles" to be waged against labour brokers in 2011.
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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/ 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.
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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.
Vavi claims he’s being targeted because he is being honest as relations between Cosatu and the SACP deteriorate.
Cosatu, a key player in the struggle that brought down apartheid, fetes its 25th birthday on Saturday.
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/ 29 November 2010
Contradictory statements reveal a communist successfully contained by the mainstream
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/ 19 November 2010
Whatever we think of the politics of nationalisation, the questions is will it fly in this new world? The <i>M&G</i> weighs in.
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/ 9 November 2010
<i>M&G</i> readers share their thoughts on pornography, Blade Nzimande, dog-fighting and Zwelinzima Vavi.
The ANC is incensed that its alliance partner, Cosatu, is "ganging up" with NGOs.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says the ANC’s criticism of Cosatu’s civil society conference was not motivated by paranoia.
The ANC’s reaction to a civil society conference was "reminiscent of the paranoia of the Mbeki era", the conference co-hosts said on Wednesday.
The ANC leadership was paranoid in interpreting a civil society conference as an attempt to effect regime change, Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi says.
The conference held by a coalition of civil society groups in October have triggered fears in the ANC that a "workerist" party would be established.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema launched a stinging attack on Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi on Friday night.
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/ 29 October 2010
Cosatu is not giving up on President Jacob Zuma — at least for now. But the federation’s officials still had scorching words for this week’s budget.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi has denied suggestions that a civil society conference under way in Boksburg was testing waters for a new political party.
Cosatu is upset about the arms-deal probe being scrapped, saying the flawed deal had made many rich on the sidelines, it was reported on Tuesday.
Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi this week warned that there is ‘no hope and no future’ for many of South Africa’s learners.
The ANC’s left-wing allies are working on a plan that will propel trade union and communist leaders into top leadership positions.
The question of where the "strategic centre of power" was in the tripartite alliance is still upsetting the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
The ANC should deal decisively with members who lobby for the ruling party’s top posts, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Sunday.
Cosatu ‘s Zwelinzima Vavi could emerge as the rival of the deputy police minister, Fikile Mbalula, for the position of ANC secretary general in 2012.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has denied that Cosatu had ever apologised to President Jacob Zuma and the ANC for publicly criticising him.
Cosatu put pressure on the ANC on Tuesday, threatening to "name and shame" people who use political connections to line their pockets.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) revealed on Thursday that it planned to set up a "corruption watch".
ANC members will gather in Durban for a policy review meeting on Monday with President Jacob Zuma under pressure to speed up services to the poor.
Government should tax the "super rich" and play a more "aggressive role" in the economy, Cosatu) suggested in its new growth path for South Africa.