26 April 2017 1 Min Read
Cosatu mum on calls for Zuma not to speak at May Day rally
in Politics by TMG Digital
Jacob Zuma speaking at the tombstone unveiling of the late minister in the presidency Collins Chabane.
Image: Masi Losi
Image: Masi Losi
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Cosatu declined to comment on Thursday evening about letters purportedly written by unions arguing that President Jacob Zuma should not be allowed to speak at the federation’s May Day rally.
Zuma is due to speak at the main May Day rally in Bloemfontein on Monday.
This has irked the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union and the Communication Workers Union – according to correspondence circulating on their letterheads – which do not want Zuma at the rally.
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His appearance there‚ the letters say‚ would be at odds with an earlier decision by Cosatu that Zuma should step down as leader of the country.
Cosatu spokesman Sizwe Pamla‚ asked about the letters via WhatsApp‚ simply said: “No comment”.