COSATU slams Ramaphosa, accuses him of betraying public sector workers

LABOUR federation COSATU on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on President Cyril Ramaphosa and his administration for betraying workers following the Constitutional Court ruling on the public sector wage bill..

The Constitutional Court ruled on the public sector wage bill on Monday, siding with the Labour Appeal Court which found that the agreement was unlawful. 

It said enforcing the agreement would cost the fiscus R29 billion, which it does not have.

The labour federation has been drifting away from Ramaphosa’s administration in recent months, mainly as a result of his government’s economic development approach,  which they find problematic as it appeared to be tiptoeing on issues in order not to upset big business.

COSATU, a key ally of the African National Congress (ANC), said it was aggrieved because the Constitutional Court sorely focused on the internal mandating processes of the government, and failed to acknowledge that the Department of Public Service