Cosatu apologises to Michael Sun for ‘disparaging remarks’
The labour federation says it will not condone racism and apologises for the ‘intolerant‚ patronising and hurtful’ comments made about the member of the mayoral committee
Cosatu has apologised to City of Johannesburg councillor Michael Sun "for any hurt or embarrassment" caused when members made disparaging comments during a recent anti-state capture protest. During the protest‚ which took place last Wednesday‚ Sun had come on the podium to accept Cosatu’s memorandum on behalf of the city. Members of Cosatu marched to various government buildings to protest against state capture. The union federation had wanted mayor Herman Mashaba to collect a memorandum‚ but Sun arrived instead and was met with racial slurs. Mashaba wrote an open letter to Cosatu, demanding an apology over the comments. "The Congress of South African Trade Unions has noted the allegations of racism levelled against one of its officials during a very successful anti-state capture and corruption march in the City of Johannesburg last week. "After investigating the allegations‚ we want to unreservedly apologise to Mr Michael Sun‚ the public safety member of the mayoral committee in Jo...
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