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FILE: Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Eyewitness News

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With vacancies pending, Cosatu leadership change expected at September congress

By Theto Mahlakoana

Sources close to Eyewitness News said that a committee of presidents of its affiliations was working to reach an agreement on who should fill two pending...

  • FILE: Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News

    Unpopular Bheki Ntshalintshali facing Cosatu axe

    Sources, who spoke to Eyewitness News on condition of anonymity, said that Ntshalintshali, who was almost 70-years-old, did not enjoy the support of a single Cosatu union.

    56 days ago
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    Cosatu calls on govt to extend temporary fuel levy reduction beyond 31 May

    Cosatu said government should then use the time to explore a more sustainable solution.

    75 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at Cosatu's May Day rally at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in the North West on 1 May 2022. Picture: @_cosatu/Twitter

    Ntshalintshali says booing of Ramaphosa at May Day event was not personal

    Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali told Eyewitness News that the angry workers would have revolted against anyone perceived to have power in government.

    98 days ago
  • FILE: Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News

    Cosatu’s Bheki Ntshalintshali: SA risks becoming a mafia state

    Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali warned that the country could become a “mafia state” and susceptible to a coup should things continue as they currently are.

    673 days ago
  • Cosatu on FS asbestos project: We welcome arrests, but prosecution too slow

    Eyewitness News reporter Theto Mahlakoana sat down with Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali ahead of the labour union’s national strike. Here they discuss the arrests of the seven suspects linked to the Free State asbestos project. #Cosatu #FreeStateAsbestos #StateCapture

    674 days ago
  • Cosatu: SA could become a mafia state if nothing is done

    Eyewitness News reporter Theto Mahlakoana sat down with Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali ahead of the labour union’s national strike. Here they discuss the state of South Africa and whether it has become a failed state. #Cosatu #SouthAfrica

    674 days ago
  • Why do we need deputy ministers, asks Cosatu

    Eyewitness News reporter Theto Mahlakoana sat down with Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali ahead of the labour union’s national strike. Here they discuss wage increases and question the role of a deputy minister. #Cosatu #SApolitics

    674 days ago
  • Cosatu: Ramaphosa must act against the corrupt, or face being an accomplice

    Eyewitness News reporter Theto Mahlakoana sat down with Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali ahead of the labour union’s national strike. Here they discuss President Cyril Ramaphosa’s dealings with corrupt leaders within the government. #Cosatu #SApolitics

    674 days ago
  • FILE: Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Eyewitness News

    Cosatu: The president has left us with no other option but to strike

    Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali said while Wednesday’s planned action would not affect the economy as deeply as it ordinarily would due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members had no other option but to withdraw their labour.

    674 days ago
  • Why Cosatu is protesting during COVID-19

    Eyewitness News reporter Theto Mahlakoana sat down with Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali ahead of the labour union’s national strike. Here they discuss why Cosatu decided on the protest. #Cosatu #NationalMarch

    674 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa on 22 March 2019 addressed Nyanga East residents during a door-to-door campaign trail in Cape Town. Picture:  @MYANC/Twitter

    ANC allies: Party has committed a series of errors

    ANC allies say there are serious questions to be asked while pointing to a series of errors, some deadly, that the party has committed in its tenure in government and as the country’s biggest political party.

    1226 days ago
  • FILE: Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN.

    Cosatu: Job Summit delegates must understand nature of SA's problems

    Cosatu’s Bheki Ntshalintshali insists there must be a common understanding of the crisis facing the country.

    1405 days ago
  • Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Cosatu sending mixed messages on alleged Zuma plot to oust Ramaphosa

    The Sunday Times has reported that Jacob Zuma, Ace Magashule, Supra Mahumapelo and leaders of the ANC's Youth League and Women’s League held a secret meeting in Durban last week to discuss a plot to oust President Ramaphosa.

    1427 days ago
  • Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    ‘Zuma is harbouring hatred over how ANC treated him’

    Cosatu is convinced that Jacob Zuma may be part of a grouping in the ANC which is undermining the current leadership.

    1429 days ago
  • FILE: Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News

    [WATCH] Bheki Ntshalintshali: Cosatu membership is plummeting

    Bheki Ntshalintshali says the congress will have a number of political discussions, including one about the reconfiguration of the alliance.

    1429 days ago
  • Chris Hani's daughter Lindiwe Hani places flowers on her father's grave at the Thomas Titus Nkobi Memorial Park. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Ntshalintshali slams leaders who turn away from difficult issues

    Cosatu secretary-general Bheki Ntshalintshali says he believes that if Chris Hani was alive, he would talk about the challenges he faced as the leader of the communist party.

    1582 days ago
  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. Picture: GCIS

    Cosatu questions president’s support for Dlamini-Zuma

    Bheki Ntshalintshali asks why President Zuma would like Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to succeed when she is not his deputy.

    1777 days ago
  • Workers and union members affiliated with Cosatu participate in an anti-state capture march in Johannesburg on 27 September 2017. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Ntshalintshali: Politics has become dangerous, deadly

    Ntshalintshali has once again called for the removal of Jacob Zuma and has also described Cyril Ramaphosa as an ideal president.

    1777 days ago
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