CHARLES MOLELE
THE Congress of the South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has threatened to dump the ANC ahead of the 2021 Local Government Elections despite it being a political ally and a key supporter of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s rise in the governing party.
The trade union federation is expected to hold a special CEC meeting to discuss its electoral support for the governing party.
Cosatu gave Ramaphosa conditional support in 2017, helping him win the ANC leadership race against former president Jacob Zuma’s preferred candidate, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
However, in recent months, the trade union federation has voiced its unhappiness with some decisions taken by Ramaphosa’s administration, including government’s decision to pull out of the three-year public wage agreement.
“The planned Special CEC meeting to discuss COSATU position on its support for the ANC in the 2021 local government elections is informed by the political reality on the ground. The
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