The debate over nationalisation started "wrongly and in the wrong place", said Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Tuesday.
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/ 14 September 2010
Cosatu and the ANC want the focus of the ruling party’s forthcoming national general council to be on policy issues, not leadership squabbles.
The African National Congress and Cosatu kept mum following their meeting at the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg on Monday.
The ANC and Cosatu will on Monday try to repair their governing alliance, which has been described "dysfunctional".
The strike by state employees marks the lowest point in relations between the ANC and Cosatu since President Jacob Zuma took leadership of the party.
Cosatu has announced that it will not support the idea of a statutory media appeals tribunal.
Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi criticised the proposed Protection of Information Bill during the Ruth First memorial lecture on Tuesday.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima took a potshot at President Jacob Zuma’s salary as civil servants protested outside the gates of Parliament.
Cosatu chief Zwelinzima Vavi need no longer fear disciplinary action after the ANC said charging him would not be the "right route to follow".
Key players in a reported bid by some ANC leaders to sanction Cosatu heavyweight Zwelinzima Vavi were tight-lipped about new rumours on Tuesday.
Cosatu chief Zwelinzima Vavi has received a death threat amid a furore over his complaint that allegations of corruption are not being investigated.
Trade unions rallied behind Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi on Wednesday following rumours that the ANC may bring disciplinary action against him.
The ANC on Wednesday neither confirmed nor denied reports that Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi faces disciplinary charges.
Cosatu has threatened to pull out of an alliance with the ANC if the ANC persists with disciplinary charges against Cosatu leader Zwelinzima Vavi.
Cosatu will stand by its general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, if the ANC brings disciplinary charges against him, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The South African rand is far too strong, Congress of South African Trade Unions secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi said on Monday.
Politics will be seen as dirty if government officials continue to be corrupt, said Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Friday.
Noluthando Vavi, the wife of Zwelinzima Vavi, is not the only person to get dubious benefits from the financial services firm, SA Quantum.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi responds to reports of his wife being paid R60 000 a month to market financial products to union members.
Noluthando Vavi, wife of Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, is being paid R60 000 a month to market financial products to union members.
Cosatu will on Thursday give Nedlac notice of its intention to strike over the 25% Eskom tariff increases.
The Independent Democrats on Sunday called on Nedlac to negotiate a "strike free period" during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
More than 10 000 learners gathered in Cape Town on Human Rights Day on March 21 to demand the government provides libraries for every school.
President Jacob Zuma should declare his financial interests for the sake of the law and transparency, opposition parties said on Sunday.
Cosatu’s allegations of corruption against a group of ANC leaders was "reminiscent of grandstanding", the ruling party said on Saturday.
Cosatu on Thursday threatened strikes before October over power price rises and declined to say whether action could start before the World Cup.
"Crass materialism" and "tender entrepreneurs" in the ANC leadership are endangering the ruling party, Cosatu said on Thursday.
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/ 16 February 2010
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi wants the Competition Commission to intervene in the pricing of transport and accommodation ahead of the World Cup.
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/ 25 January 2010
Workers have yet to see any proof of a recovery from the recession, despite what academics and the media are saying, Cosatu says.
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/ 17 December 2009
There is no crisis in the tripartite alliance, only a problem with personalities, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Thursday.
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/ 11 December 2009
Why does it take the loss of a million jobs to get business and labour to call for measures to protect jobs?
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/ 8 December 2009
SA must preserve as many current jobs as possible, the co-chairs of the Millennium Labour Council, Bobby Godsell and Zwelinzima Vavi, said on Tuesday.