COSATU has told the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) lekgotla at the weekend that the party is gradually dying, and faces the prospect of losing power in the 2024 general election.
During her speech at weekend’s lekgotla, Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi said the ANC’s performance during the municipal elections was not a surprise
“It is deeply worrying that this Lekgotla does not have a commission focusing on organisational renewal, nor the local elections. Yet the movement is in mess. For the first time since 1994, we received less than 50% of the vote and lost the majority of metros,” said Losi.
“Denialism will not make our problems disappear.”
She added that the movement’s performance in the 2021 local elections was not a surprise.
“It was expected given an unemployment rate of 44%, rampant corruption and deteriorating public services. What have we done to turn the tide, to correct our mistakes?
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