BusinessLive reports that President Jacob Zuma met Cosatu president S’dumo Dlamini and general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali on Wednesday, following a call earlier this week by the labour federation’s central executive committee (CEC) for Zuma to resign.  

Cosatu cited the president’s failure to consult it about last week’s cabinet reshuffle as one of the reasons he had to step down.  Cosatu spokesman Sizwe Pamla said on Thursday that Zuma and the ANC’s top six officials would meet the CEC after the Easter weekend.  It is unclear whether the federation, once among Zuma’s staunchest supporters, was asked to withdraw its call for him to go.  Pamla said that any resolution taken by the CEC could only be reversed by that structure itself or at a Cosatu congress.  Cosatu’s national office-bearers have no power to reverse resolutions taken by the CEC.

• Read this report by Genevieve Quintal in full at BusinessLive
• See too, Cosatu mum on outcome of meeting with Zuma, at eNCA
• And also, Zuma praat man teen man met Cosatu en kry boodskap, at Netwerk24 (limit on access)

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