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South Africa – Numsa will fight for Vavi reinstatement in COSATU
City Press Sabelo Ndlangisa @Bhintsintsi #Numsa 22 November 2013 8:18 National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) boss Irvin Jim says his union will not drop its court case...
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South Africa – is COSATU falling apart? The Vavi challenge to the ANC
Martin Plaut Zwelinzima Vavi’s challenge to the ANC Alliance 26/11/2013 · by Martin Plaut · in Africa, South Africa. · What is happening inside the South African trade union movement could be the most...
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South Africa – COSATU not invited to NUMSA conference
Mail and Guardian Cosatu not invited to Numsa special congress 17 Dec 2013 16:52 Sapa Cosatu sent greetings to the Numsa special congress but stopped short of supporting the event after not being...
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South Africa – NUMSA calls for COSATU to leave ANC alliance
CITY PRESS Numsa calls on Cosatu to leave alliance, will lead founding of United Front Carien du Plessis Metalworkers’ union Numsa will not be splitting from labour federation Cosatu – for now, at...
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South Africa – Vavi declines ANC offer of nomination as an election candidate
From Zwelinzima Vavi’s Facebook and Twitter comments: “I am honoured by ANC member’s confidence in me demonstrated through nomination to serve as an MP but I have to respectfully decline. To me the...
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South Africa – COSATU officials say no way back for “errant” Vavi
New Age ‘No way back for errant Vavi’ Congress of SA Trade Unions general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Picture: Gallo Images Qaanitah Hunter The chances of any reconciliation between suspended Cosatu...
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South Africa – Vavi furious over leaking of COSATU charges
Mail and Guardian Cosatu’s suspended general secretary has, on Twitter, accused his detractors of leaking his charge sheet to instigate a trial by media against him. Suspended...
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Sout Africa – FAWU makes another breach in COSATU alliance
Terry Bell Another breach in ANC-led alliance Posted on February 23, 2014 Another Cosatu union has broken ranks, but not quite fully, with the ANC-led tripartite alliance. After a three-day special...
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South Africa – Ramaphosa negotiates a breather in COSATU schism
Martin Plaut A month’s breathing space for South Africa’s warring unions 09/04/2014 Cyril Ramaphosa – the man who once coolly negotiated South Africa’s constitutional settlement – has done it again. He...
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South Africa – NUMSA warns Vavi not to campaign for ANC
Mail and Guardian Numsa’s warning to Vavi: Don’t campaign for the ANC 11 Apr 2014 Reinstated Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is damned if he supports the ANC and damned if he doesn’t. Cosatu...
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South Africa – COSATU split imminent as ANC fails to heal rift
City Press ANC heavyweights will tell Cosatu this week that they have failed to resolve their dispute with the federation’s biggest union – paving the way for a split. But they will then do their best...
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South Africa – NUMSA and COSATU threats of expulsion
Mail and Guardian A political analyst says despite its strength in numbers, Numsa is wise to tread carefully with trade federation Cosatu. Numsa is expected to give a press briefing today on the...
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South Africa – Vavi won’t defend COSATU expulsion of NUMSA
City Press Vavi: I won’t defend Numsa expulsion 12 November 2014 Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Picture: Elizabeth Sejake/City Press The decision taken by the Cosatu central executive...
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South Africa – Vavi snubs COSATU in favour of breakaway unions
Mail and Guardian Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi may feel the wrath of the union federation for not attending its central executive committee meeting. Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi could find...
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South Africa – Vavi says he won’t resign as COSATU head
Mail and Guardian Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi will not be resigning and says he will return to the trenches to try and mobilise workers. Zwelinzima Vavi says he wants to mobilise workers on the ground,...
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South Africa: COSATU fires Vavi – again!
Mail and Guardian Allegedly the main reason for Vavi’s expulsion was his “failure to fulfil his duties as secretary”. Zwelinzima Vavi. (Madelene Cronje, M&G) Cosatu’s central executive committee...
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South Africa – Vavi calls on workers to mobilise and fight
Mail and Guardian Zwelinzima Vavi is ready to fight for or against Cosatu, and he is leaving the decision of the direction of the battle in the hands of workers. Zwelinzima Vavi addressing the Shop...
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South Africa – Vavi’s open letter to SACP on unions
politicsweb Zwelinzima Vavi’s open letter to the SACP Zwelinzima Vavi | 17 December 2014 COSATU GS says that on key issues confronting the working class post-1994, the Party’s response has often been...
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