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IOL News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has become the first big affiliate of Cosatu to come out in support of the federation’s embattled president, Sdumo Dlamini, saying if there were moves to oust him they were “absurd” and “illogical”.
NUM general secretary David Sipunzi defended Dlamini’s attendance of President Jacob Zuma’s recent birthday bash despite Cosatu’s recent call for Zuma to step down. He commented: “Cosatu doesn’t have a decision that says any of its leadership cannot attend the birthday of President Zuma. The only decision by Cosatu is that president Zuma should step down. We don’t have such a thought as a union nor have we debated why he was there.” His comments came after Cosatu affiliates Nehawu and Saccawu expressed unhappiness over Dlamini’s attendance at Zuma’s party. Finance union Sasbo also came out in Dlamini’s support. While there were apparently moves to pass a motion of no confidence in Dlamini at the federation’s central executive committee next month, there there appears to be insufficient appetite to remove Dlamini. Affiliates Sadtu and Popcru avoiding speaking about Dlamini’s conduct at the birthday bash.
- Read this report by Noni Mokati in full at IOL News
- Read too, Cosatu boss’s head reported to be on chopping block for supporting Zuma, at The Citizen
- And also, Will Cosatu's Dlamini come to regret attending Zuma's birthday bash? at SowetanLive
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