Cosatu 'respects' Motlanthe comments

05 November 2015 - 02:36 By Kingdom Mabuza

Cosatu met former president Kgalema Motlanthe yesterday after he lashed the labour federation's leadership. Motlanthe lambasted the ANC's tripartite alliance with the SA Communist Party and Cosatu on Monday, saying it was "dead" and only "existed on paper".Motlanthe said the ANC was "presently made up mostly of members devoid of the kind of political consciousness required to maintain a united and nonracial society".Cosatu said yesterday its leaders had met the former president."It was a cordial and constructive meeting, at which all the parties agreed to respect the decisions taken by the constitutional structures of the respective alliance formations and always to raise any matters openly with those involved," said Cosatu spokesman Sizwe PamlaHe said it was put to Motlanthe that the federation was going through a difficult period."Unfortunate but unavoidable events have taken place within the federation. This represented a very difficult period that tested the unity of the workers."Pamla said Cosatu was committed to listening to the views of its former members."We respect comrade Motlanthe and continue to value his opinions," he added...

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