"The central executive committee as the highest structure between congresses reaffirms the unions call on Comrade Jacob Zuma to take the honourable and courageous decision in the interest of the ANC and our people by resigning as the President of South Africa. We however note the outcome of the ANC NEC on the leadership of Comrade Jacob Zuma. We also note the decision of Cosatu CEC to engage the ANC on this matter.
"Nonetheless‚ we maintain that the best way forward is for the ANC leadership to develop a unifying roadmap towards the 54th National Conference and with Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa steering the transition to an overwhelming victory for the ANC in the 2019 national elections.
"As Nehawu‚ we have no illusions‚ as on its own this would by no means resolve all the ills facing the ANC‚ but nonetheless it would be a major starting point in turning the tide against factionalism in the long journey of the renewal of the ANC that must be earnestly started at the ANC National Policy Conference next year‚" the union said on Thursday.
The union also called on the Treasury to table a plan to reduce the "extremely bloated Cabinet and bureaucracy given the creation of the new ministries and departments‚ on the cutting of wasteful and fruitless expenditure‚ and extra proactive measures to prevent corruption".
They also called for the extension of zero wage increase to executive managers in all the state owned companies.
Nehawu's leadership said they "find it strange" that the Treasury‚ which ultimately would underwrite the R14 billion loss made by Petro SA‚ is saying nothing about reports that 11 senior executives of that company have awarded themselves millions of rand in bonuses.
It threatened to stage a national day of action targeting the Treasury’s Budget Speech at the end of February 2017.
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