What Cosatu wants from Ramaphosa
Union federation’s support for deputy president at elective conference is ‘no blank cheque’
Cosatu’s top leaders will meet Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to stipulate the conditions of the federation’s support for his presidential bid. Although the federation was the first organisation to back Ramaphosa for the position of ANC president ahead of the party’s elective conference in December, its biggest affiliate told Business Day that the former National Union of Mineworkers leader would not be handed a "blank cheque". The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) spelt out its lack of faith in the ANC after its national executive committee meeting on Thursday, saying that the party was no longer capable of uniting and spearheading "the struggles of the broader masses of our people". Nehawu general secretary Zola Saphetha said the leaders had been delegated to formally inform Ramaphosa of its support for him and what workers expected from his presidency, should he win at the hotly contested conference. Cosatu spokesman Sizwe Pamla confirmed the plans f...
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