Ramaphosa's not-so-secret weapon: Cosatu SAElections2019 | Fin24
South Africa’s biggest labour group, Cosatu, is campaigning for a strong mandate for President Cyril Ramaphosa in next month’s election and vowed to fight any attempt by factions within the ruling party to remove him from power after the vote.
Support from the Congress of South African Trade Unions was instrumental in helping Ramaphosa win, and to replace Zuma as president a year ago.“That will be the day they want to kill the alliance. We will oppose” any attempt to remove Ramaphosa, Cosatu General Secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali said in an interview in Bloomberg’s Johannesburg office. “It will be the worst kind of betrayal.”
A strong mandate for Ramaphosa, 66, in the election could give him more clout within the party and allow him to push through reforms the rating companies say are needed to boost anemic economic growth and improve credit profiles. Initial optimism after Ramaphosa took over the presidency in February last year has faded as power blackouts and budget constraints weigh on sentiment. Business confidence is back below levels before he took over.
The ANC lost power in the Western Cape province in 2009 and its support declined in each subsequent vote as infighting curbed its ability to win back voters.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tito Mboweni must retire: COSATU - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.COSATU says it wants Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to retire. In his budget address earlier this year, Mboweni said that the public service was bloated and suggested that public servants who were 55 and above should opt for early retirement.
Read more »
Cosatu says main May Day rally 'not going to be a normal' one | IOL NewsThe spokesperson of the largest but troubled federation, Sizwe Pamla, said their main celebration will be held at Durban’s ...
Read more »
Cosatu wants Mboweni to take his own advice and retireSouth Africa’s largest labour federation, Cosatu, wants Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to practice what he preaches, and retire. That may not be because he’s too old, but rather that they just don’t like him.
Read more »
Business Maverick: Cosatu Urges Mboweni to Take His Own Advice and RetireSouth Africa’s largest labor federation wants Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to practise what he preaches and retire. That may not be because he’s too old, but rather that they just don’t like him.
Read more »
Cosatu says main May Day rally 'not going to be a normal' one | IOL NewsThe spokesperson of the largest but troubled federation, Sizwe Pamla, said their main celebration will be held at Durban’s ...
Read more »
Ramaphosa is not all-powerful and can be replaced, Archbishop Makgoba saysWhile President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the country some hope and optimism, he is not all-powerful and can be replaced, Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba says.
Read more »
Ramaphosa is not all-powerful and can be replaced, Archbishop Makgoba says'He too can be replaced – and the events of the past 15 months have shown us that we cannot rely solely on changes in the presidency to turn our country around,' Makgoba said.
Read more »
LIVE ANALYSIS: Jiba not a secret agent - MokgoroA report by former judge of the constitutional court Yvonne Mokgoro recommends that two senior officials at the National Prosecuting Authority, Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi, be removed from their positions. Follow running analysis from our specialist reporters here.
Read more »