News24 reports that trade union federation Cosatu in the Western Cape has accused companies of double standards for giving their employees time off to protest against President Jacob Zuma.  

"When workers went on strike against apartheid, or on strike for other social just causes, then they would either be dismissed or have their wages deducted," provincial leader Tony Ehrenreich said on Wednesday.  Repeating Cosatu's call for Zuma to stand down, Ehrenreich said the federation believed all CEOs involved in collusion, price fixing, or stealing workers' pension funds, should also be removed in one clean sweep.  "Zuma must go, but let's use this opportunity to get rid of all the thieves and dishonest leaders in business and government who undermine our people's interest and futures," he stated.

• Read this report by Jenni Evans in full at News24
• Read Cosatu’s press statement in this regard at Cosatu Today

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