By Amy Musgrave
The Congress of SA Trade Unions is still deciding on whether to support the SA Communist Party in its decision to contest next year’s local government elections.
The trade union affiliation said on Tuesday that its members and affiliates needed more time to decide on the way forward. This follows Cosatu holding a Special Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting on Monday.
Cosatu spokeswoman Zanele Sabela said in a statement the Special CEC resolved to continue engaging its members and its alliance partners, the SACP and African National Congress.
The meeting was convened as directed by the normal CEC in February to extend discussions on the federation’s political report and the SACP’s resolution.
A political commission was meant to sign off on a political report that would guide discussions towards Cosatu’s 8th Central Committee meeting in September 2025.
“It was initially anticipated that affiliates would use the
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