Cosatu response to Sunday Times article 15-04-07

 

COSATU response to Sunday Times article

There is no truth in the front-page story in today's Sunday Times, alleging that "the Congress of South African Trade Unions' leaders have demanded that the federation drop its support for Jacob Zuma as its preferred candidate for the presidency of the ANC". No such discussion has taken place.

COSATU's 9th National Congress in September 2006 resolved that "the first Central Committee after this Ninth National Congress must enter into a principled debate and resolve on the programme that must unite the liberation movement and identify leadership which can best pursue a programme in the interest of the working class".

" The Central Committee upon resolving on the above must give a mandate to the Central Executive Committee and the National Office Bearers to manage this process so that it is not handled in a factionalist way within the structures of the Alliance."

The National Office Bearers have drawn up a draft framework for the implementation of this resolution and this will be discussed at a meeting of the Central Executive Committee later this month. The discussion is around principles and programmes and only after these have been adopted will names be discussed.

There will be a further opportunity to discuss these issues when the COSATU General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, addresses the COSATU KwaZulu Natal Provincial Shop Stewards Council meeting at the Durban Playhouse at 11h00 this morning, 15 April 2007.

Patrick Craven (National Spokesperson)

Congress of South African Trade Unions

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