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BusinessLive reports that workers prevented President Jacob Zuma from addressing a Cosatu Workers Day rally in Bloemfontein on Monday.
In April, the union federation called on Zuma to step down, saying it no longer believed he was the best person to lead the ANC and the country. Then Cosatu affiliates Nehawu and the CWU said last week they did not want Zuma addressing the rally. At the event, members of Nehawu, Sadtu and the NUM chanted "Zuma must go" as officials tried to get the programme under way. They also booed Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini, which led to all speeches being cancelled.
Cosatu held several rallies around the country, addressed by ANC leaders and their reception illustrated the faultlines in the governing party. ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe received a warm welcome on a march to the JSE, while hundreds of people gathered to hear Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa speak in Mpumalanga. But, in Polokwane, workers booed ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte and in Durban they chanted "Gupta" while ANC chairwoman Baleka Mbete delivered her speech.
- Read this report by Genevieve Quintal in full at BusinessLive
- Read too, Zuma leaves Workers Day rally without speaking, at IOL News
And also, It was a mistake to allow Zuma to attend Cosatu rally, says analyst, at SABC News
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