POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Cosatu congress to shed light on election stance with ANC
Cosatu is expected to discuss its association with the ANC as well as support for the SACP, writes Bekezela Phakathi
Cosatu’s congress, which starts on Monday, will be the highlight on the political calendar this week. President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to deliver the keynote address, which will be keenly followed after reports emerged last week that former president Jacob Zuma and ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule are plotting to oust him. Cosatu is expected to discuss its association with the ANC ahead of the 2019 elections. It is understood that the trade union federation will support the party in 2019, but it may also decide to throw its weight behind the SA Communist Party (SACP) as it works to build a popular front to potentially contest future elections. The SACP resolved in 2017 to look into contesting elections on its own from within or outside the alliance.
The ANC will on Monday also hold a national working committee meeting. This will be the first meeting of the committee in charge of the day-to-day running of the party since the reports of the plot to oust Ramaphosa first emerge...
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