Union federation Cosatu on Thursday resolved to support Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in his bid to become the next president of the ANC. Cosatu is the first member of the governing alliance, which also includes the ANC and the SACP, to pronounce on its preference. Its decision comes even as the ANC last week released a statement urging the federation and its affiliates to steer clear of its leadership debate until an appropriate time. The endorsement of Ramaphosa has been a long time coming with most Cosatu unions lobbying for the federation to take a position and publicly announce it.
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