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SACP, Cosatu say they warned ANC about corruption involving COVID-19 funds
Cosatu’s general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali said that when the COVID-19 relief funds were allocated, they warned the ANC of the potential of corruption.
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ANC NEC 3-day meeting billed as showdown between factions
The ANC goes into the NEC from on Friday afternoon with pressure from its alliance partners, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and South African Communist Party having lambasted it for talking soft on corruption.
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Cosatu to embark on general strike against corruption in the country
This follows calls in several civil society movements for South Africans to rise against the unabated corruption in the public and private sectors which have undermined economic growth.
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Workers losing patience with ANC, govt inaction on corruption, warns Cosatu
In a second attack on the president in just weeks, the federation said that he used poetry to campaign to be president and was now subjecting South Africans to prose, saying that he was not willing to take corrupt ANC leaders and public officials to task.
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End corruption before using workers' pensions for investment, Cosatu tells govt
Cosatu has once again dashed the government's hopes of leaning on workers’ retirement funds to invest in, among others, infrastructural development in the country.
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Cosatu calls on Ramaphosa to tighten business rescue legislation
The demand followed the failure of the Edcon business rescue plan after workers had poured R2 billion of their savings and the general low rate of success the plan enjoyed.
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Cosatu labels Mboweni a ‘liability' and calls on Ramaphosa to act, but can he?
Mboweni has been publicly reprimanded by President Cyril Ramaphosa after he used Twitter to comment on the sacking of Zambia’s central bank governor.
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Cosatu calls for SABC board to step down after asking for COVID-19 relief
The SABC has asked Treasury for R1.5 billion in COVID-19 relief but government is yet to respond to the request.
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Cosatu slams NPA decision to drop criminal charges against Impala’s Mark Munroe
Munroe was arrested over three months ago and released on bail for recalling workers back to work in contravention of lockdown regulations during level five of the restrictions, which limited mining operations, among other businesses.
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Cosatu urges Treasury, SA’s biggest banks to intervene in R200bn loan scheme
The trades union federation made the call before Parliament’s small business development oversight committee on Wednesday.
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Cosatu hopes Ramaphosa will soon announce reopening of more sectors of economy
There is no confirmation from government on when President Cyril Ramaphosa will give the country any clarity.
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Cosatu raises concerns with jobs on the line due to alcohol ban
Government said it imposed the ban to free up hospitals to deal with COVID-19 without being burdened by trauma-related injuries related to alcohol.
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Theft of R200m from Popcru’s investment arm behind union infighting, court hears
In court documents, recently fired Popcru general secretary Nkosinathi Theledi said that he was targeted for speaking out about Popcru president Zizamele Makhaza’s actions affecting the investment firm, PGC.
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Cosatu calls for alcohol sales ban to be lifted, says black market thriving
Government said that it banned alcohol sales to help cut down on trauma-related injuries in hospitals as the country battled the spread of COVID-19.
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Court papers reveal Popcru infighting as ex-general secretary challenges axing
Nkosinathi Theledi claims that he was dismissed at a Popcru NEC meeting in July without being allowed to state his case.
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Cosatu backs calls to lift ban on alcohol sales, but with conditions
The union federation said it had met with liquor producers and asked them to come up with a plan that addressed the concerns of health authorities and workers.
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Cosatu, SACP agree corruption is one of SA’s biggest threats
On Monday, Cosatu threw down the gauntlet, challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa to act against corruption decisively or risk losing its support.
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Cosatu’s threats against Ramaphosa justified? Analysts weigh in
The trade union federation represents over 1.6 million workers, with the majority in the public service, where many are affected by the non-delivery of personal protective equipment due to corruption.
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Cosatu to Ramaphosa: Clamp down on corruption or we'll part ways
Just as it did under former President Jacob Zuma’s tenure, Cosatu is threatening to withdraw support for the current presidency which it has described as dysfunctional.
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SA sinking under weight of corruption, under Ramaphosa’s watch – Cosatu
Cosatu, which was the first to campaign for Ramaphosa to become ANC president before the party’s 2017 conference, says the “dysfunction” in the presidency is alarming.
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Cosatu speaks up against corruption amid pandemic
Cosatu is again calling for frontline workers to be protected from the danger of the COVID-19 pandemic.
