No advantage to having former union leaders in government, says Cosatu

Workers are frustrated by an ANC government they view as neoliberal despite having communists and unionists in its core leadership

06 March 2022 - 00:00

Deploying union leaders to the government has not benefited workers’ struggles, and has instead backfired, says Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali...

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