Mashaba accuses Cosatu of ‘shameful and racist’ treatment of Michael Sun
Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has lashed out at union federation Cosatu for its treatment of his member of the mayoral committee for public safety‚ Michael Sun‚ during its march against state capture. In an open letter to Cosatu on Thursday‚ Mashaba complained about the behaviour of the federation when it arrived at the city’s headquarters in Braamfontein. Mashaba said Cosatu was well aware that he was in a council meeting when the marchers arrived to hand over their memorandum. He did not go out to receive the memorandum and that angered the crowd. He then sent Sun to receive it on his behalf. "On graciously agreeing to receive your memorandum‚ Michael arrived at your march and climbed the ladder onto the back of a truck. When he greeted your leadership‚ which included the leader of the South African Communist Party‚ Blade Nzimande‚ another of your leaders announced to the crowd that the mayor had sent a ‘fong kong’ to receive the memorandum. He proceeded to state‚ that at leas...
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