Cosatu leaders have agreed to hold a special congress to deal with deepening divisions within the organisation, according to sources.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says federation leaders must maintain their independence from the ANC’s NEC to avoid confusion.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi has said sorry after it was reported that the suspended general secretary used the word "nopatazana".
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.
Supporters of suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi’s reinstatement have called for consistency in dealing with sexual indiscretion.
Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini says Zwelinzima Vavi breached his suspension conditions when he spoke to striking Numsa workers this week.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says he’s concerned about state agencies allegedly being abused to smear individuals.
Cosatu has been served with legal papers challenging the suspension of its general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, its affiliate Numsa says.
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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.
Numsa has launched a scathing attack on Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini for his factional tendencies and fuelling divisions within the organisation.
The special meeting called to discuss charges against Zwelinzima Vavi is similarly a stress test of Cosatu’s internal structures and fault lines.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has accepted the censure imposed on him by Corruption Watch while calling for better protection of women.
Corruption Watch has issued a public notice of censure on Zwelinzima Vavi as a result of him admitting to having an affair with a subordinate.
Corruption Watch has issued a public notice of censure on Zwelinzima Vavi as a result of him admitting to having an affair with a subordinate.