The ANC and Cosatu are embroiled in a bitter public spat at the Mangaung electoral conference in spite of an impassioned call for unity by Jacob Zuma.
When Cosatu speaks out about problems in the country, this should not be seen as an attack on the ANC, Zwelinzima Vavi has said.
Cosatu gathered hundreds of people to march through the streets of the Jo’burg city centre against e-tolling.
Sustained reforms and strong leadership will enable South Africa to reap economic prosperity, says Lyal White.
The ANC appears to have been swayed by Cosatu leader Zwelinzima Vavi’s insistence on changes to the Bill, writes Andisiwe Makinana.
Cyril Ramaphosa moves to clear his name and Cosatu works to reclaim lost ground in the North West.
The Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has called for a review of all minimum wage agreements.
Cosatu, during their protest march in Rustenburg, vowed that all dismissed Anglo American Platinum mineworkers would be reinstated.
Zwelinzima Vavi has said that the Marikana incident has exposed weaknesses in Cosatu and that the federation wants Rustenburg back.
The truck drivers’ strike enters its fourth week and the transport industry has been stretched – but not yet to breaking point.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says discussions on reopening wage negotiations with striking mineworkers will begin on Thursday.
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Cosatu is planning a nationwide strike to demand a radical economic shift on monetary policy and a review of the mandate of the SA Reserve Bank.
Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has retained his post, but union leaders are opposed to his outspokenness.
Senior Congress of South African Trade Union leaders have called for drastic labour law changes, including the amendment of the Labour Relations Act.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi has warned the government not to "steam ahead" on tolls, saying the unions would continue to resist any attempt to tax roads.
Cosatu’s conference is over, its leadership unchanged and Mangaung lies ahead. Watch our weekly live video featuring your questions and our reporters.
Zwelinzima Vavi has appealed to ANC members pushing for leadership change to abandon the idea and focus on unity and improving the lives of the poor.
The ANC smells a Marikana rat and the Cosatu national congress could be a preview of what’s to come in Mangaung.
Senior political reporter Matuma Letsoalo analyses the first day of the Cosatu congress – the unanimous re-election of leadership, JZ’s speech and more.
Jacob Zuma has made big statements to Cosatu delegates, pronouncing on Marikana and the textbooks crisis, and boasting of the ANC’s service delivery.
The battle lines have been drawn as opposing factions within Cosatu square off for a fierce contest that threatens to paralyse the organisation.
Speaking ahead of its national congress Cosatu has hinted that it will push for a national minimum wage to be legislated across all sectors.
Attempts to distance Cosatu from the ANC have failed and the gloves are off ahead of its national congress.
Cosatu is the biggest union federation in the country, followed by the Federation of Unions of South Africa with about 400 000 members.
The Congress for South African Trade Unions’s leadership is too busy playing lapdog while the revolution is being stoked from Sandton.
In this week’s M&G: Cosatu at a crossroads, Mangaung and Malema’s mining revolution. Watch our live blog with reporter Matuma Letsoalo.
The anti-Zuma campaign begins to take shape and the Cosatu congress looms – the outcome of which is sure to prove decisive on the road to Mangaung.
The violent protests at Lonmin’s Marikana mine reflected an "exploding bomb" created by poverty and inequality, says Zwelinzima Vavi.
Cosatu has distanced itself from Julius Malema’s comments, saying he should not try to cosy up to its general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.
Julius Malema says he bears no grudges against Zwelinzima Vavi, who recently accused him of using the Marikana massacre to destabilise Cosatu.
Highlights from our interview with Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Did Cosatu fail at Marikana? Will Vavi run for an ANC position? This, and more.